UtilitiesElectricty
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
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<50 kW |
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Electricity Charge |
5.8¢/kWh for the first 750 kWh used per month |
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6.7¢/kWh for the remaining kWh used per month |
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Distribution Charge (per kWh) |
1.74¢/kWh |
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Customer Charge (per month) |
$14.42 per month |
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Transmission Charge |
.73 per kWh |
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Wholesale Market Service Charge |
.65 per kWh |
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Debit Retirement Charge |
.7 per kWh |
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Source: Veridian Connections, 2009
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-Commercial and Industrial Rate 6 |
Amount |
| Customer Charge per metre per month (inc. delivery charge) |
$55.00 |
| System Sales Gas Supply Charge |
19.9793¢/m³ |
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| Amount of Gas Used per Month in Cubic Meters |
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| First 500 |
8.0153 ¢/m3 |
| Next 1,050 |
6.2746 ¢/m3 |
| Next 4,500 |
5.0559 ¢/m3 |
| Next 7,000 |
4.2727 ¢/m3 |
| Next 15,250 |
3.9246 ¢/m3 |
| Over 28,300 |
3.8375¢/m3 |
Source: Enbridge Gas Distirbution, 2009
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 |
$0.662/cubic metre |
$1.097/cubic metre |
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0 to 10,000 gallons/month |
$3.009/1,000 gallons |
$4.988/1,000 gallons |
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0 to 1,600 cubic feet/month |
$1.875/100 cubic feet |
$3.108/100 cubic feet |
| Second Block |
46 to 4,500 cubic metres/month |
$0.563/cubic metre |
$0.966/cubic metre |
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10,001 to 1,000,000 gallons/month |
$2.559/1,000 gallons |
$4.389/1,000 gallons |
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1,601 to 160,000 cubic feet/month |
$1.594/100 cubic feet |
$2.734/100 cubic feet |
| Third Block |
Over 4,500 cubic metres/month |
$0.517/cubic metre |
$0.812/cubic metre |
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Over 1,000,000 gallons/month |
$2.349/1,000 gallons |
$3.689/1,000 gallons |
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Over 160,000 cubic feet/month |
$1.463/100 cubic feet |
$2.298/100 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, 2009
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