Nelson Hydro General Rate Increase for 2022

Nelson City Council voted for final adoption of a 2.5 per cent increase in urban and rural Nelson Hydro utility rates for 2022 at its Dec. 7th 2021 meeting. 

The BC Utilities Commission has approved Nelson Hydro’s requested rate increase of 2.5 percent that applies to all Rural customer classes  on an interim, refundable, and recoverable basis, effective January 1, 2022.

New Rates Effective January 1, 2022 

Residential Rates Urban-Bi-Monthly

Basic Charge $17.18 per period

All kWh per period are billed at 11.13 cents per kWh

Residential Rates Rural -Bi-Monthly

Basic Charge $17.18 per period

All kWh per period are billed at 11.13 cents per kWh

Small Commercial Rates Urban- Bi-Monthly

Basic Charge $39.37 per period

All kWh per period are billed at 12.69 cents per kWh

Small Commercial Rates Rural- Bi-Monthly

Basic Charge $40.58 per period

All kWh per period are billed at 13.07 cents per kWh

Complete List of Service Descriptions & Rates

For a complete list of Service Descriptions and Rates, view the 2022 Hydro Services Bylaw located here

For More Information, please contact Nelson Hydro Administration at (250) 352-8240 or nelsonhydro@nelson.ca.