Natural gas rates

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Our goal is to provide our customers with reliable services at low and stable rates.

We are responsible for making recommendations to Kitchener City Council regarding natural gas rates. Our recommendations are based on:

our costs to purchase natural gas
current and future infrastructure maintenance costs

Rates and fees

Understanding your rates

Supply rates include: The rate charged for natural gas commodity, fuel, administration and transportation for bringing the natural gas to Ontario. This rate applies to customers supplied by Kitchener Utilities only.

Delivery rates include:

delivery rates
variable delivery rate
daily fixed charge
recovery cost to maintain, repair and upgrade the delivery system
meter reading and billing

General M1 Customer: Annual consumption less than 50,000 m³

General M2 Customer: Annual consumption greater than 50,000 m³

Rates for general M1 customers

Annual consumption less than 50,000 m³

Amount of Natural Gas Used Per Month	Supply Rate ¢/m³	Variable Delivery Rate ¢/m³	Net Rate ¢/m³	Daily Fixed Charge
All volume - m³	19.438	11.5871	31.0251	85 ¢/day

m3=cubic metres

Rates for general service M2 customers

Annual consumption greater than 50,000 m³

Amount of Natural Gas Used Per Month	Supply Rate ¢/m³	Variable Delivery Rate ¢/m³	Net Rate ¢/m³	Daily Fixed Charge
All volume - m³	19.438	10.3523	29.7803	$2.54/day

m3=cubic metres

If you purchase your gas from another retailer and have questions about your rate, contact your broker directly. Their name and phone number will be listed on your utility bill.

Annual natural gas charges calculator

You can use our calculators to estimate your bill or to see how your bill may look with other gas and transportation rates.

You can enter your own annual consumption, or use the “average annual consumption for residential customers” option.

Save energy and money

Learn how to conserve energy use in your home and reduce your natural gas bill by visiting our save & conserve page.