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Electricity-cost calculators for Canada

Use Canadian dollars, your own tariff, and device-specific operating models—without pretending one national average fits every household.

Billing context

Use the rate that changes with consumption.

Residential prices and rate structures differ significantly by province and territory. Fixed charges, tiered rates, and time-of-use options can change the effective cost.

Verified starting reference · Confidence A 98/100CAD 0.1200/kWh

Tiered RPP, Ontario · Regulated Price Plan. Effective 2025-11-01 to 2026-10-31. Your own marginal bill rate remains the better input when your plan differs.

Source: Ontario Energy Board electricity rates ↗

CAD calculator

Start with any appliance.

A current official reference is prefilled. Edit it when your utility, plan, usage tier, tax treatment, or bill differs.

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Your scenario

Change any value. Results update instantly.

Active runtime accounts for cycling. Use 100% for devices that draw the rated power continuously.

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Your reading

Planning estimate · based on your inputs
Estimated monthly costCA$1.75

Likely planning range CA$1.57–CA$1.92

Per dayCA$0.06
Per active hourCA$0.01
Per yearCA$20.97
Energy / month14.6 kWh

FormulakW × runtime × tariff

Month52 weeks ÷ 12

Data qualitySelf-entered estimate

Local high-intent tools

Built for Canada

These pages combine the device model with local billing structure, a current source, and market-specific checks.

Local calculator

Electric heater

Electric space-heating cost depends on province, utility plan, winter runtime, thermostat cycling, and whether electricity is the home’s main heat source.

Calculate local cost ↗Local calculator

Water heater

Cold inlet water, household size, tank losses, and provincial rate design can make electric water heating a large year-round load.

Calculate local cost ↗Local calculator

EV charging

Canadian home-charging cost varies with provincial tariffs, winter battery conditioning, charging losses, and the hours selected for charging.

Calculate local cost ↗

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HowEnergy, tariff, and behavioural assumptions stay separate so readers can replace one input without hiding the others.

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