The PowerWISE® Calculator tells you the cost of running your appliances in a one-month period. Pick an appliance and insert your approximate usage figures. Click "Calculate" to display the cost of operating that appliance for one month.

This cost includes not only the cost of the electricity, but also charges for the Delivery of Electricity, the Debt Retirement Charge, and the Local Distribution Charges from Horizon Utilities Corporation. As your Distribution company, Horizon Utilities Corporation collects the total cost from you and pays approximately 75 percent of it to our suppliers. Horizon Utilities only retains about 25 percent of your total hydro bill.


On April 1, 2004, the provincial government has introduced a two-tier pricing system. Click here for more information.

An average residential customer uses 1000 kWh of electricity per month. Based on 1000 kWh of usage this calculator assumes an average rate of $0.128/kWh. Your average rate may be more or less.