Utility rates

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Interactive invoice

This is an interactive invoice that provides an example of a typical residential invoice. It is designed to help you understand the charges and information included in your City of Lethbridge utility invoice. While it covers most items that you will see, please note that it may not cover all possible scenarios.

* Note page 2 contains terms and conditions and general information about your invoice so it is not shown below.

Electric rates

Current rates

	RRO (kWh)	RDS (kWh)
December 2023	0.19724	0.19948
November 2023	0.17817	0.17966
October 2023	0.18624	0.18861
September 2023	0.25605	0.25841
August 2023	0.31717	0.31928
July 2023	0.28807	0.28971
June 2023	0.19514	0.19772
May 2023	0.15502	0.15955
April 2023	0.15284	0.15740
March 2023	0.21897*	0.22482*
February 2023	0.31913*	0.32701*
January 2023	0.28457*	0.28979*

Effective January 1, 2023, the following City of Lethbridge riders are as follows:

Rider A: 15.50 % of DT charges

Rider B: $0.00220/kWh

Rider C: $0.00600/kWh

Going forward, Riders B and C will be reviewed monthly.

LEU will adjust Rider B to reflect the charges/credit from the Balancing Pool.

LEU will adjust Rider C to reflect the costs of the AESO DTS rate as billed to Lethbridge Electric Utility.

*Customers who receive service under an RRO rate will not be charged more than 13.5 cents per kilowatt hour in January, February and March 2023. Any costs above the 13.5 cent price ceiling will be deferred until rates drop and will be repaid over 21 months (April 2023 to December 2024).

Visit the Government of Alberta’s Affordability Action Plan website for more information.

Additional information available at the Utilities Consumer Advocate website.

Historic energy rates

2022	RRO (kWh)	RDS (kWh)
December	0.22773	0.22985
November	0.18378	0.18826
October	0.19358	0.19680
September	0.15272	0.15353
August	0.16869	0.16978
July	0.15071	0.15403
June	0.11879	0.11994
May	0.09692	0.09973
April	0.10045	0.10276
March	0.10196	0.10433
February	0.13758	0.13935
January	0.12600	0.12776
2021
December	0.12586	0.12987
November	0.10475	0.10817
October	0.10451	0.10796
September	0.09883	0.09983
August	0.12510	0.12867
July	0.10723	0.10967
June	0.06843	0.06878
May	0.07273	0.07556
April	0.08954	0.09198
March	0.07360	0.07557
February	0.08601	0.08888
January	0.07584	0.07702

For rates prior to January 2021 email electric admin.

Distribution tariff (DT)

Distribution Rates - effective January 1, 2023

2023 Electric Distribution Rates Descriptions

2023 Rate Table

2023 DT Bylaw 6364

Distribution Tariff Fee Schedule

DT fees and riders effective January 1, 2023

Applies to all rate classifications

Rider A: Local Access Fee

(% X Total DT)

15.50%

Rider B: Balancing Pool Consumer Allocation Rider

($/kWh)

$0.00220

Rider C: AESO DTS to be reviewed and set monthly

($/kWh)

$0.00600

$0.00000 (effective November, 1 2023)

2022 DT fees and riders

Rider A: Local Access Fee

(% X Total DT)

15.50%

Rider B: Balancing Pool Consumer Allocation Rider

($/kWh)

$0.00250

Rider C: AESO DTS to be reviewed and set monthly

($/kWh)

$0.00600 effective Oct. 1

$0.00250 effective Sept. 1

$0.00150 effective July 1

$0.00300 effective Feb. 1

$-0.00500 effective Jan. 1

Water and wastewater rates

Water rates

Residential water use is charged at $1.275 per cubic meter in addition to the service charge in Schedule A.

For complete water rates please see our Water Service Bylaw SCHEDULE A.

Sewage rates

Residential* and Commercial use is charged at $1.004 per cubic meter in addition to the service charge in Water Service Bylaw Schedule A.

For complete sewer rates please see our Sewerage Service Bylaw SCHEDULE A.

Residential sewer volume*

Winter Months - November 15 - April 14 - Sewer consumption charge will equal water usage.
Summer Months - April 15 to November 14 - Sewer consumption charge will equal the lesser of:
- The winter months' average water usage OR
- The actual water meter read
To calculate the winter months' average, we'll look at the water usage figures from the five monthly utility statements with meter reading dates between November 15th and April 14th. Any monthly usage figures below 3 cubic meters will be counted as 3 cubic meters for the purposes of this calculation.

Waste and recycling rates

Residential collection rates

2023	Rate/day
Standard 360L Garbage Cart	0.3980
Reduced 240L Garbage Cart	0.3410
Recyclable Material Collection Charge (Single family and Multi-family with less than six units)	0.2960
Recyclable Material Collection Charge (Multi-family greater than six units)	0.2300
Additional Cart	0.3257
Waste Reduction Fee	0.1180
Landfill Fee	0.033
Waste Program Fee	0.0723
Organics Collection Charge (Single family and Multi-family with less than six units)	0.1667
Organics Collection Charge (Multi-family greater than six units)	0.1334