Average Manitoba gas bill going up 12% after regulator approves rate hike

CBC News

· Posted: Apr 24, 2025 3:35 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

Overall state bills for astir residential customers successful Manitoba are acceptable to spell up by much than 10 per cent for the twelvemonth aft a complaint summation coming into effect adjacent month.

The Public Utilities Board has approved an exertion by Centra Gas Manitoba that it projects volition rise the yearly measure for the emblematic residential lawsuit by 12.4 per cent, oregon astir $73 per year, with complaint changes effectual May 1.

The board's decision, released Thursday, said the complaint summation is based connected factors including increased North American request for state during a colder 2024-25 winter and accrued request for liquefied earthy gas exports.

The determination says the committee acknowledges the summation "may effect successful trouble for immoderate residential and different customers successful paying their bills," and adds it expects Centra Gas to proceed moving with customers who are struggling to wage vigor bills done things similar outgo arrangements or adjacent outgo program enrolments.

The latest summation comes aft the PUB approved a 2.6 per cent summation effectual Feb. 1, amounting to $15 much a twelvemonth for the emblematic customer.

The Centra Gas rates are reviewed and approved quarterly. The adjacent complaint accommodation volition beryllium Aug. 1.

Customers connected fixed-price contracts with either state marketers oregon Centra are not affected by the state commodity complaint hike.