Utilities Kingston has reviewed rates for the natural gas commodity, transportation & storage, and cap & trade, effective November 1, 2017.

In adapting to North American market changes, we have diversified the source of supply, bringing gas to Ontario from closer areas and bringing less gas from Western Canada.

The rates effective November 1 reflect the evolution of our rate setting to establish the cost of gas delivered to Ontario as the standard price point. This means the commodity price now includes the cost of transportation to get the gas from the production source to Ontario.

This change will shift the cost of this transportation component from the transportation & storage rate to the commodity rate.  While this shift increases the commodity rate, it decreases the transportation & storage rate.

Effective November 1, 2017:

• The commodity price for natural gas will increase by 0.0286 $/m³ to 0.1755 $/m³, and
• the transportation & storage price for natural gas will decrease by 0.0458 $/m³ to 0.0856 $/m³, and
• there will be no adjustment to the current cap and trade price for natural gas.

The overall effect of the price changes will decrease a typical residential bill (2300 m³ annually) by an estimated $39.56 annually. View our gas rates web page. 

The next quarterly review of these rate components will be for February 1, 2018 implementation. 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact customer service from Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM, at 613-546-0000.