Rate BR
Structure of Rate BR
Billing is based on 3 price levels:
- consumption associated with the first 50 kilowatts (kW) of maximum power demand expressed in kilowatthours (kWh), which is the product of the maximum power demand up to 50 kW, the load factor and the number of hours in the consumption period
- consumption associated with the maximum power demand exceeding 50 kilowatts, which is the product of the excess maximum power demand, the load factor up to 6% and the number of hours in the consumption period
- the remaining consumption
Prices in effect for Rate BR
- Price of energy:
- Energy associated with the first 50 kW of power 12.700¢/kWh
- Energy consumed in the next bracket 24.574¢/kWh
- Remainder of energy consumed 16.837¢/kWh
If little or no electricity is used, a minimum charge is billed. It is $14.860 per month (30‑days) when single-phase electricity is delivered or $44.581 per month when three-phase electricity is delivered.
Rates in effect as of April 1, 2025. This table does not replace the Electricity Rates document in any way whatsoever.
More information
This information has been simplified. For more details about Rate BR, consult Section 5 of Chapter 4 of the Electricity Rates [PDF 1.44 MB].
How to request electricity service
Installed load
Sum of the nameplate ratings of a customer’s electrical equipment.
Energy
Power used by electrical equipment over a given period of time. Expressed in kilowatthours (kWh), energy is calculated as power, expressed in kilowatts (kW), multiplied by the time during which the power is used, expressed in hours (h).
The formula for energy is as follows: energy (in kilowatthours) is equal to power (in kilowatts) multiplied by duration of use (in hours).
Maximum power demand
Maximum power measured during a consumption period. It is the higher of the following two values: real power in kilowatts (kW), or a percentage (90% for domestic rates and small- and medium-power rates, or 95% for large‑power rates) of the apparent power in kilovoltamperes (kVA).
Load factor (LF)
Relationship between the energy (in kilowatthours) actually consumed and the amount of energy that can be consumed by using the entire maximum power demand throughout the consumption period. The load factor indicates the utilization rate of maximum power demand for a given consumption period.
Minimum charge (minimum monthly bill)
Minimum amount billable for electricity service even if little or no electricity has been used in the billing period.
Consumption period
Period during which electricity is delivered to the customer and which extends between the two dates used by Hydro-Québec for calculation of the bill.