Comparison of Electricity Prices in Major North American Cities
Energy prices vs inflation, Québec 1963-2008*
Sources : Hydro-Québec, the ministère des Ressources naturelles du Québec and Statistique Canada
*All customer categories combined
Small-power customers (less than 100 kW)
The comparison of bills for small-power customers is based on a monthly consumption of 10,000 kWh and a power demand of 40 kW. The figure below shows the comparative index of electricity prices. Montréal is still in sixth place.
Medium-power customers (100 to 5,000 kW)
For medium-power customers with a monthly consumption of 100,000 kWh and a power demand of 500 kW, Montréal holds tenth place.
For customers with a monthly consumption of 400,000 kWh and a power demand of 1,000 kW, Montréal is still in fifth place.
In the case of customers with a monthly consumption of 1,170,000 kWh and a power demand of 2,500 kW, Montréal ranks fourth, compared with fifth place since 2007.
Large-power customers (5,000 kW or more)
For large-power customers with a monthly consumption of 3,060,000 kWh and a power demand of 5,000 kW, Montréal has gone from fourth to second place.
For industrial customers with a power demand of 50,000 kW and a load factor of 85 %, Montréal remains in fifth place.
