The Electric Vehicle Charging Rate (EVC)

EV charging stations must meet all the following criteria to participate in the EVC Rate: 

• Have at least one Direct Current Fast Charger,
• Ensure that at least 90% of total monthly peak demand is attributable to EV charging,
• Have a monthly peak demand between 50 kW and 4,999 kW,
• Have a 12-month average load factor of 20% or less,
• Must not primarily serve commercial/public sector EV fleets, and
• Any distributed energy resource behind the account’s meter must not exceed the station’s annual peak demand.

A "customer" refers to the owner or operator of an EV charging station whose facilities are connected to or are intended to be connected to an electricity distributor’s distribution system. A customer is not the end-user of the EV charging service, such as the driver of a vehicle that uses the EV charging station.

The EVC Rate reduces the RTSRs that participating EV charging stations would otherwise pay. RTSRs are part of the electricity bill.

Participating customers will pay 17% of the RTSR that other customers in a distributor’s General Service 50 kW to 4,999 kW class will pay. In other words, if a customer’s base RTSR is $100/kW, it would instead pay $17/kW under the EVC Rate.

The EVC Rate better aligns the RTSRs paid by participating EV charging stations with the transmission system costs incurred to serve them.

1. Download and complete the Opt-In Form for the Electric Vehicle Charging Rate

2. Once you have filled in the required Opt-In Form, please upload your completed pdf file to the webform below or by email to customerservice@ntpower.ca.
3. Once we receive your completed form, we can begin applying the EVC Rate on your next billing period after January 1, 2026 or as soon as possible after that. You will remain enrolled for as long as your account continues to meet the eligibility requirements. You may opt out of the EVC Rate at any time.