Yukon Energy CostsThese graphs depict the energy costs for various fuel types and heating appliance efficiencies. It is evident that as the appliance efficiency increases, the heating energy costs decrease. This applies to all fuel types listed. The lengths of the curves on the graphs represent the range of efficiency one would expect for each type of heating appliance. This explains the short length of the electrical curves, as electricity is virtually 100% efficient. The fuel prices used to calculate the costs of energy are based on bi-weekly surveys conducted by the Yukon Government Statistics Branch for Energy Mines and Resources.
Electrical prices include all rates, riders, rebates, and GST for various customer types and communities. These rates are summarized in the Electrical Rates Table (72 KB The electrical graphs are derived from the electrical rates table and they illustrate the actual cost a customer would pay on their monthly bill for different kWhrs of consumption. The rates, depending on customer types, change after certain threshold energy consumption has been reached. Once 1000kWhrs have been consumed for Residential customers and 2000kWh for General Service customers, the rates increase. The opposite follows for Government customers: after consuming 2000 kWh, the electrical rates decrease except in Old Crow.
The graphs do not show the demand charges for General Service Customers. The demand charges are provided in Electrical Rates Table (72 KB Secondary power rates are based on current heating fuel prices and are only available to General Service Customers with an alternate fuel source. These rates do not have demand charges. The Secondary Power Program was designed to encourage commercial and industrial customers to use surplus power, which is mostly available during the summer.
*All electrical graphs do not include demand charges. These are found in the Electrical Rates Table (72 KB |
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Last Updated 11-02-2010
