This Home Assistant component installs a sensor with the current energy rate and active peak for Ontario, Canada based companies, using the Ontario Energy Board's official open data inventory. Find out more at https://www.oeb.ca/open-data
- Open integrations.
- Click "Explore + Download repositories"
- Search for "Ontario Energy Board" and install the found integration.
Clone or download the repo, and copy the "ontario_energy_board" folder in "custom_components" to the "custom_components" folder in home assistant.
Once installed, use the UI to add the new component to your setup, or click on the button below:
The sensor will include extra attributes for most of the available data from your energy supplier, enabling you to replicate your hydro bill if needed. @Digital-Ark shared this great Google Sheets document containing the billing formula using the attributes extracted by this integration:
| Attribute | Sector | OEB Key | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
energy_company |
Electricity / Natural Gas | Energy company name | ||
energy_sector |
Electricity / Natural Gas | Energy sector (electricity / natural_gas) |
||
active_peak |
Electricity / Natural Gas | Active Peak (No Peak - Natural Gas) | ||
season |
Electricity / Natural Gas | Current Season (winter or summer) |
||
ulo_enabled |
Electricity | ULO Rates status | ||
ulo_overnight_rate |
Electricity | CA$/kWh | ULO Overnight Rate | |
ulo_off_peak_rate |
Electricity | CA$/kWh | ULO Weekend Off-peak Rate | |
ulo_mid_peak_rate |
Electricity | CA$/kWh | ULO Mid-peak Rate | |
ulo_on_peak_rate |
Electricity | CA$/kWh | ULO On-peak Rate | |
off_peak_rate |
Electricity | CA$/kWh | Off-peak Rate | |
mid_peak_rate |
Electricity | CA$/kWh | Mid-peak Rate | |
on_peak_rate |
Electricity | CA$/kWh | On-peak Rate | |
distributor_name |
Electricity | Dist |
Distributor name | |
rate_class |
Electricity | Class |
Rate class | |
rate_year |
Electricity | YEAR |
Rate year | |
tier_threshold |
Electricity | ET1 |
kWh | Tier Threshold |
lower_tier_price |
Electricity | RPP1 |
CA$/kWh | Tier lower price |
higher_tier_price |
Electricity | RPP2 |
CA$/kWh | Tier higher price |
monthly_fixed_charge |
Electricity | SC |
CA$/kWh | Service Charge (monthly fixed charge) |
distribution_variable_charge |
Electricity | DC |
CA$/kWh | Distribution variable charge |
global_adjustment_rate_rider |
Electricity | GA_RR_NONRPP |
CA$/kWh | Global adjustment rate rider |
retail_transmission_network_rate |
Electricity | Net |
CA$/kWh | Retail transmission network rate |
retail_transmission_connection_rate |
Electricity | Conn |
CA$/kWh | Retail transmission connection rate |
wholesale_market_service_charge |
Electricity | WMSR |
CA$/kWh | Wholesale market service charge |
rural_remote_rate_protection |
Electricity | RRRp |
CA$/kWh | Rural and Remote rate protection |
standard_supply_service_charge |
Electricity | SSS |
CA$ | Standard supply service charge |
loss_factor |
Electricity | LF |
CA$/kWh | Loss factor |
harmonized_sales_tax |
Electricity / Natural Gas | GST |
% | Harmonized sales tax (HST) |
time_of_use_off_peak_usage |
Electricity | EOffP |
% | Time-of-use off-peak usage (average across residential consumers) |
time_of_use_mid_peak_usage |
Electricity | EMidP |
% | Time-of-use mid-peak usage (average across residential consumers) |
time_of_use_on_peak_usage |
Electricity | EOnP |
% | Time-of-use on-peak usage (average across residential consumers) |
time_of_use_off_peak_price |
Electricity | RPPOffP |
CA$/kWh | Time-of-use off-peak price |
time_of_use_mid_peak_price |
Electricity | RPPMidP |
CA$/kWh | Time-of-use mid-peak price |
time_of_use_on_peak_price |
Electricity | RPPOnP |
CA$/kWh | Time-of-use on-peak price |
global_adjustment |
Electricity | PBGA |
CA$/kWh | Global adjustment |
ontario_electricity_rebate |
Electricity | Rebate |
% | Ontario electricity rebate (% of subtotal) |
other_fixed_charges |
Electricity | OFC |
CA$/customer | Other fixed charges |
distribution_volumetric_charge |
Electricity | VC |
CA$/kWh | Distribution volumetric charge |
other_volumetric_charge |
Electricity | OC |
CA$/kWh | Other volumetric charge |
distribution_rate_protection |
Electricity | DRP |
Boolean | Distribution rate protection (0 - no / 1 - yes) |
debt_retirement_charge |
Electricity | DRC |
CA$/kWh | Debt retirement charge |
distribution_rate_protection_rate |
Electricity | DRP_Rate |
CA$/customer | Distribution rate protection rate |
service_area |
Natural Gas | SA |
Service area | |
rate_class |
Natural Gas | RC |
Rate class | |
effective_date |
Natural Gas | ED |
Effective Date | |
monthly_charge |
Natural Gas | MC |
CA$/month | Monthly charge |
delivery_tier_1_start |
Natural Gas | DT1Low |
m³ | Delivery tier 1 start |
delivery_tier_1_end |
Natural Gas | DT1High |
m³ | Delivery tier 1 end |
delivery_tier_2_start |
Natural Gas | DT2Low |
m³ | Delivery tier 2 start |
delivery_tier_2_end |
Natural Gas | DT2High |
m³ | Delivery tier 2 end |
delivery_tier_3_start |
Natural Gas | DT3Low |
m³ | Delivery tier 3 start |
delivery_tier_3_end |
Natural Gas | DT3High |
m³ | Delivery tier 3 end |
delivery_tier_4_start |
Natural Gas | DT4Low |
m³ | Delivery tier 4 start |
delivery_tier_4_end |
Natural Gas | DT4High |
m³ | Delivery tier 4 end |
delivery_tier_5_start |
Natural Gas | DT5Low |
m³ | Delivery tier 5 start |
delivery_tier_5_end |
Natural Gas | DT5High |
m³ | Delivery tier 5 end |
delivery_charge_tier_1 |
Natural Gas | DCT1 |
CA$/m³ | Delivery charge tier 1 |
delivery_charge_tier_2 |
Natural Gas | DCT2 |
CA$/m³ | Delivery charge tier 2 |
delivery_charge_tier_3 |
Natural Gas | DCT3 |
CA$/m³ | Delivery charge tier 3 |
delivery_charge_tier_4 |
Natural Gas | DCT4 |
CA$/m³ | Delivery charge tier 4 |
delivery_charge_tier_5 |
Natural Gas | DCT5 |
CA$/m³ | Delivery charge tier 5 |
delivery_charge_price_adjustment |
Natural Gas | DCPA |
CA$/m³ | Delivery charge price adjustment |
storage_charge |
Natural Gas | SC |
CA$/m³ | Storage charge |
storage_charge_price_adjustment |
Natural Gas | SCPA |
CA$/m³ | Storage charge price adjustment |
gas_supply_charge |
Natural Gas | CM |
CA$/m³ | Gas supply charge |
gas_supply_charge_price_adjustment |
Natural Gas | CMPA |
CA$/m³ | Gas supply charge price adjustment |
transportation_charge |
Natural Gas | TC |
CA$/m³ | Transportation charge |
transportation_charge_price_adjustment |
Natural Gas | TCPA |
CA$/m³ | Transportation charge price sdjustment |
federal_carbon_charge |
Natural Gas | FedCC |
CA$/m³ | Federal carbon charge |
facility_carbon_charge |
Natural Gas | FacCC |
CA$/m³ | Facility carbon charge |
january |
Natural Gas | Jan |
~ m³ | January (average monthly usage) |
february |
Natural Gas | Feb |
~ m³ | February (average monthly usage) |
march |
Natural Gas | Mar |
~ m³ | March (average monthly usage) |
april |
Natural Gas | Apr |
~ m³ | April (average monthly usage) |
may |
Natural Gas | May |
~ m³ | May (average monthly usage) |
june |
Natural Gas | Jun |
~ m³ | June (average monthly usage) |
july |
Natural Gas | Jul |
~ m³ | July (average monthly usage) |
august |
Natural Gas | Aug |
~ m³ | August (average monthly usage) |
september |
Natural Gas | Sep |
~ m³ | September (average monthly usage) |
october |
Natural Gas | Oct |
~ m³ | October (average monthly usage) |
november |
Natural Gas | Nov |
~ m³ | November (average monthly usage) |
december |
Natural Gas | Dec |
~ m³ | December (average monthly usage) |