All Rates Quoted in Eastern Caribbean Currency.
Fuel Charge March 2023
Non Fuel Charge September 2022
Charge |
Domestic Customer |
Commercial Customer |
Industrial Customer |
Street Lighting Customer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applies to | Electricity supplied to a residential property for non- commercial activities | Electricity supplied for non-residential or business activities | Electricity supplied for industry or where electric motors have an aggregate maximum power output rating of 5 power output rating of 5 or more horse power and are not normally used between 6.00 p.m. and 10.00 p.m. |
Electricity supplied to Government, local authorities for street lights. Private customers who apply for street lights |
| Fuel Charge (effective 8th March 2023 | EC$0.6672 per kWh or unit calculated monthly | EC$0.6672 per kWh or unit0.7092 calculated monthly | EC$0.6672 per kWh or unit calculated monthly |
EC$0.6672 per kWh or unit calculated monthly |
| Non-fuel Charge (effective 9th September 2022) | EC$0.4057 (cents per unit) | EC$0.4375 cents (per unit) | EC$0.3207 cents (per unit) | EC$0.3839 cents (per unit) |
| Government Charges (VAT) (effective 1st February 2023) |
Reduction of VAT from 15% to 7.5% for all customer categories-domestic,commerical, industrial. Domestic customers are exempted from VAT on the first 99 kWh (units) consumed. |
7.5% of non-fuel charge Domestic customers are exempted from VAT on the first 99 kWh (units) consumed. |
7.5% of non-fuel charge Domestic customers are exempted from VAT on the first 99 kWh (units) consumed. |
7.5% of non-fuel charge Domestic customers are exempted from VAT on the first 99 kWh (units) consumed. |
| Environmental Levy (effective 1st February 2023) |
|
|
N/A | N/A |
| $10.00 Government Subsidy (New Measure) Applicable to eligible domestics accounts only. Effective 1 Feb-31 Dec. 2023 |
$10.00 credit to be applied to these domestic electricity
|
N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Floor Area Charge (per 50 sq. feet of floor area) | N/A | 20 cents (per month) | N/A | N/A |
| Horsepower Charge | N/A | N/A | EC$2.00 (per horsepower) Minimum – EC$10.00 |
N/A |
| $per kWh | $per kWh | $per kWh | $per kWh | $per kWh | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
| January | 0.5103 | 0.4382 | 0.2884 | 0.5042 | 0.7496 (effective 10 Jan. 2023) |
| February | 0.4858 | 0.4390 | 0.2963 | 0.5153 |
0.7092 (effective 10 Feb. 2023) |
| March | 0.4518 | 0.4286 | 0.3200 | 0.5288 | 0.6672 (effective 10 Mar. 2023) |
| April | 0.4243 | 0.4087 | 0.3511 | 0.5693 | |
| May | 0.4310 | 0.3623 | 0.3820 | 0.6287 | |
| June | 0.4510 | 0.3021 | 0.3957 | 0.7034 | |
| July | 0.4602 | 0.2372 | 0.4096 | 0.7750 | |
| August | 0.4575 | 0.2055 | 0.4209 | 0.8523 | |
| September | 0.4478 | 0.2122 | 0.4353 | 0.8718 | |
| October | 0.4365 | 0.2491 | 0.4417 | 0.8359 | |
| November | 0.4329 | 0.2799 | 0.4459 | 0.7911 | |
| December | 0.4371 | 0.2893 | 0.4775 | 0.7648 |
Fixed Rate/kWh (Applicable Contracts)
EC$0.36 or EC$0.45
Variable Rate/kWh
(applicable contracts)
Based on the Average Avoided Fuel Cost in Prior Year
| Year | Rate |
| 2023 | EC$0.62 |
| 2022 | EC$0.37 |
| 2021 | EC$0.25 |
| 2020 | EC$0.38 |
| 2019 | EC$0.40 |
| 2018 | EC$0.30 |
| 2017 | EC$0.24 |
| 2016 | EC$0.29 |
| 2015 | EC$0.50 |
| 2014 | EC$0.54 |
| 2013 | EC$0.56 |
| 2012 | EC$0.54 |