The Ontario government has set new commodity prices for electricty, which came into effect on April 1, 2004. This change is an important step toward establishing a two-tier pricing structure in Ontario that more closely reflects the true cost of electricty and encourages customers to conserve.
The conservation threshold is the first 1000 kilowatt hours (winter months) or 600 kilowatt hours (summer months) consumed in any month by residential, low-volume and designated consumers. This conservation threshold will be priced at a lower rate and all consumption above this kWh threshold will be priced at a higher rate.
Pursuant to the Regulation filed under s.79.4 (1)(a) of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, where the account of a low-volume consumer or designated consumer relates to:
- a property as defined in the Condominium Act, 1998
- a residential complex as defined in the Tenant Protection Act, 1997 or
- a property that is owned or leased by a co-operative defined in the Co-operative Corporation Act
The conservation threshold for that consumer is determined based on the number of units within the property or complex. In order to determine the appropriate conservation threshold, consumers must provide a signed declaration attesting to the number of units to which an account relates.
If you are billed by Energy+ Inc. and if you qualify for a conservation threshold, (e.g. because there is more than one unit associated with your account), you must complete this form online or send it to our office by fax/mail as soon as possible. Your account will be adjusted upon receipt of this signed and completed Declaration Form. Any delay in processing, as a result of missing or inaccurate information on the form, may not result in adjustments to previous price plan billing years.
If you have multiple accounts eligible for a higher conservation threshold because there is more than one unit associated with your account, please list each account separately on its own form. Do not include units which are metered or billed separately from the account referenced.
You must advise us in writing if your account ceases to qualify for a higher conservation threshold or if there is a change in the number of units within the property or complex. If you are billed by a Retailer and make the decision to return to Standard Supply with Energy+ Inc., you must complete and return this Declaration Form to Energy+Inc. to maintain your bulk metered multi-unit residential unit status.