Excerpt from Union Gas enerline – In accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, the federal government is expected to implement a carbon pricing system in Ontario effective Jan. 1, 2019. It is anticipated that, as a natural gas distribution company, Union Gas will have an obligation to bill and collect these federal charges from its customers. To meet this effective date, Union Gas has requested approval of interim rates for Jan. 1, 2019 implementation. Differences between the interim and approved rates will be captured in deferral accounts to be cleared at a future date.
The customer-related “federal carbon charge” (as applicable) will be a separate line item on the bill. Customers who have registered and received exemption certificates will not be charged the customer-related charge. The facility-related “facility carbon charge”, which applies to all customers in each rate class, will be included in in-franchise delivery rates and ex-franchise transportation rates.
