This Home Assistant component installs a sensor with the current energy rate and active peak for Ontario, Canada based energy companies (Electricity and Natural Gas), 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 and or natural gas 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) |