1   1. Contract number (9 digits) Number assigned to the contract for this service address. 2   2. Service address This may be different from the billing address. 3   3. Document title Designates the detailed statement, which provides a breakdown of your consumption for the service address covered by the contract. An additional detail such as "copy", "Equalized Payments Plan", "reprint", "cancelled" or "adjusted" may be added. 4   4. Consumption period Billing date, period covered and number of days. 5   5. For your information Section used for various messages or updates on the status of a payment guarantee. If your bill includes a power demand component, the power factor and the load factor are shown here to help you see your electricity use profile. 6   6. Payment guarantee In the past, details concerning your payment guarantee were sent to you once, in a separate mailing. With the new system, every detailed statement includes an update. Under the bylaws in effect, Hydro-Québec may require a payment guarantee as a condition for supplying electricity. This can be provided as a cash deposit or in another form, such as a letter of guarantee or surety bond. A deposit has a review date, while a letter of guarantee or surety bond has an expiry date. Hydro-Québec reviews your file on these dates and either terminates the guarantee (crediting the deposit, plus interest, to your account) or extends it (keeping the deposit). This information appears on each detailed statement you receive while the guarantee is in effect. 7   7. Calculation of consumption Breakdown of consumption and applicable charges for the service address, based on the meter readings and the contract rate. The calculation will look familiar, since the rates and calculation method are unchanged. 8   8. Meter The number on your meter. 9   9. Readings Your current meter reading, the previous and the multiplier used to calculate your energy consumption in kWh for the billing period. 10   10. Fixed charge The fixed amount you must pay for service before any consumption; this amount is prorated to the number of days in the billing period, on a monthly basis (30 days).
Daily fixed charge as of April 1, 2010: $12.33 11   11. Consumption The total energy consumed during the period, in kWh. 12   12. kWh consumed in first and second brackets First 15,090 kWh per month
Consumption in the first price bracket, prorated to the number of days (30) in the billing period.
Price of first 15,090 kWh per month as of April 1, 2010: $0.0882/kWh Remaining consumption (if applicable)
Consumption in the second price bracket.
Price of remaining energy consumption as of April 1, 2010: $0.0485/kWh. 13   13. Subtotal The subtotal before taxes, which is carried over onto the bill. 14   14. Previous consumption Table that allows you to track your electricity consumption over time.