Customer billing & rates

Rates & Regulations

Understanding electricity costs

Depending on where you live, you are either a customer of Northland Utilities Yellowknife or Northland Utilities NWT, both of which are separate companies with separate regulations.

Both companies are regulated by the Northwest Territories Public Utilities Board, in accordance with the Public Utilities Act. The NWT Public Utilities Board (PUB) is an independent, quasi-judicial agency of the Government of the Northwest Territories.

Learn more about the organization.

  • Yellowknife

    Northland Utilities (Yellowknife) Limited

    We serve customers who have home or businesses within the City of Yellowknife and N'dilo.

     

    Terms and Conditions

    We conduct our business in compliance with the following Terms and Conditions. The Terms and Conditions of Service and any subsequent amendments come into force on the date approved by the Board and supersede any previous Terms and Conditions of the Company.

     

    Rates

    Power rates in Yellowknife are outlined in the following Rate Schedule and organized by customer type.

    Northland (Yellowknife) has implemented the following change effective January 1, 2024:

    • Franchise Tax has changed from 2.596% to 1.237%

     

    Historical Rates

    January 2018July 2018January 2019June 2019June 2022June 2023January 2024

  • Hay River

    Northland Utilities (NWT) Limited

    We serve customers who have homes or businesses in Hay River, Sambaa K’e, Kakisa, Dory Point, Fort Providence, Wekweeti, Enterprise and Katl'odeeche First Nation.

     

    Terms and Conditions

    We conduct our business in compliance with the following Terms and Conditions. The Terms and Conditions of Service and any subsequent amendments come into force on the date approved by the Board and supersede any previous Terms and Conditions of the Company.

     

    Rates

    Power rates are outlined in the following Rate Schedule and organized by customer type.

     

    Northland (NWT) has implemented the following changes effective January 1, 2024:

    • Rider R has changed as per Board Decision 14-2023:
    • Hydro: 3.0% to 2.4%
    • Thermal: 5.8% to 4.6%        

     

    Historical Rates

    January 2018July 2018January 2019June 2019May 2020February 2021May 2022November 2022June 2023January 2024