Rate D
Rate for residential and farm customers
Rate D generally applies to domestic or household use. It is the basic rate charged to most residential customers. It also applies to farms.
Rate D generally applies to domestic or household use. It is the basic rate charged to most residential customers. It also applies to farms.
To find out more about Rate D, consult Section 2 of Chapter 2 of the Electricity Rates [PDF 1.44 MB].
Method of measuring energy consumed with a separate meter for each residential or commercial unit in a building.
Method of measuring energy consumed with a single meter instead of separate meters for an entire multiunit commercial or residential building. The building owner is responsible for dividing the costs between the occupants.
Power used by electrical equipment over a given period of time. Expressed in kilowatthours (kWh), energy is calculated as power, expressed in kilowatts (kW), multiplied by the time during which the power is used, expressed in hours (h).
The formula for energy is as follows: energy (in kilowatthours) is equal to power (in kilowatts) multiplied by duration of use (in hours).
Energy (kWh) = power (kW) x time used (h).
Period during which electricity is delivered to the customer and which extends between the two dates used by Hydro‑Québec for calculation of the bill.