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Electricty

The Town of Ajax's electricity is primarily supplied by Veridian Corporation. The Town is one of four municipalities that own Veridian Corporation with a 32.1% ownership of the Corporation. Collectively, the municipalities strive to establish an energy company that delivers low cost, highly reliable service to support quality of life and economic growth. Below you will find recent Veridian electricity rates for businesses.

Veridian Business Service Rates

<50 kW
Electricity Charge	5.0¢/kWh for the first 750 kWh used per month
	5.8¢/kWh for the remaining kWh used per month
Distribution Charge (per kWh)	2.02¢/kWh
Customer Charge (per month)	$13.09 per month
Debt Retirement Charge	0.7¢/kWh
<50 kWh with Interval Meter
Electricity Charge	5.0¢/kWh for the first 750 kWh used per month
	5.8¢/kWh for the remaining kWh used per month
Customer Charge (per month)	$158.18/month
Delivery Charge (per kWh)	$3.7865/kW
Provincial Benefit	0.01¢/kWh
Transmission Services	$4.7091/kW
Debt Retirement Charge	0.7¢/kWh

Source: Veridian Connections, 2006 (for the period April 1, 2005 to May 1, 2006)

Gas

Enbridge Gas Distribution provides local delivery of natural gas. For more information about Enbridge Gas Distribution rates, call 1–800–263–2212 or visit Enbridge Gas Distribution's website. Approved rates for gas used from October 1, 2005 are identified below. The annualized impact is based on a typical commercial and industrial heating and water customer who uses 22,606 cubic metres per year

Enbridge Gas Rates

Charge	Amount
Customer Charge per metre per month	$22.00
System Sales Gas Supply Charge	43.2323 ¢/m³
Buy/Sell Sales Gas Supply Charge	43.1250 ¢/m³
Delivery Charge
Amount of Gas Used per Month in Cubic Meters
First 500	14.5209 ¢/m³
Next 1,050	12.4872 ¢/m³
Next 4,500	11.0635 ¢/m³
Next 7,000	10.1484 ¢/m³
Next 15,250	9.7416 ¢/m³
Over 28,300	9.6399 ¢/m³

Source: Enbridge Gas Distirbution, 2006

Water and Sewage

The Region of Durham Works Department is responsible for the planning, design, construction, maintenance and operation of the Region's water supply and sanitary sewer infrastructure. Below is a list of the 2006 Water and Sewer Rates.

2006 Monthly Water Consumption and Sanitary Sewer Usage Rate Schedule

Block	Volume Intervals	Water	Sewer
First Block	0 to 45 cubic metres/month	$0.533/cubic metre	$0.842/cubic metre
	0 to 10,000 gallons/month	$2.423/1,000 gallons	$3.828/1,000 gallons
	0 to 1,600 cubic feet/month	$1.510/100 cubic feet	$2.385/100 cubic feet
Second Block	46 to 4,500 cubic metres/month	$0.453/cubic metre	$0.741/cubic metre
	10,001 to 1,000,000 gallons/month	$2.060/1,000 gallons	$3.369/1,000 gallons
	1,601 to 160,000 cubic feet/month	$1.283/100 cubic feet	$2.099/100 cubic feet
Third Block	Over 4,500 cubic metres/month	$0.416/cubic metre	$0.623/cubic metre
	Over 1,000,000 gallons/month	$1.892/1,000 gallons	$2.831/1,000 gallons
	Over 160,000 cubic feet/month	$1.179/100 cubic feet	$1.764/100 cubic feet

Multiple Unit: For multiple units, the consumption block limits are calculated by multiplying the above consumption block limits by the number of units. For example, the first block rate limit for an 8 unit mall is 360 cubic metres per month.

Source: Region of Durham Utility Finance Division, 2006

2006 Water and Sewer Connection/Frontage Fees

All Commercial Connections (Water and Sewer)	Actual Cost with a minimum rate
Sewer Connection Fee	$2,656.00 (minimum)
Sewer Frontage Charges
Cash Cost	$51.82/foot = $170.00/metre
Special Agreement (over 10 years @ 6% interest)	$7.04/foot = $23.10/metre
Water Connection Fees
3/4"	$1,745.00
1"	$1,785.00
Water Frontage Charges
Cash Cost	$41.30/foot = 4135.50/metre
Special Agreement (over 10 years @ 6% interest)	$5.61/foot = $18.41/metre
Inspection of Existing Services (Water or Sewer)	$75.00

Source: Region of Durham Works Department, 2006