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Commercial electricity in Prince Edward Island
Maritime Electric’s General Service rate bills demand above 20 kW and energy in two blocks.
In Prince Edward Island, Maritime Electric’s General Service rate covers customers who use electricity for purposes other than residential, industrial, street lighting or unmetered service: a service charge, no demand charge on the first 20 kW, and two energy blocks. Its rate schedule is effective August 1, 2026. The table below names the source for every figure and the date it was checked.
Source: Maritime Electric · 2026-10-29
What the official sources say
Checked 2026-10-29. Each row names its source. The publication and your account’s terms control what applies to you.
- Effective date
- Maritime Electric says its rate schedule and general rules and regulations are effective August 1, 2026, unless otherwise indicated.Source: Maritime Electric: Rates and general rules and regulations
- Who General Service is for
- General Service covers customers in all areas served by Maritime Electric who use electricity for purposes other than those covered under Residential, Small and Large Industrial, Street Lighting or Unmetered categories. Its application list includes religious and charitable institutions (excluding churches), service for the construction phase of premises other than a dwelling, and dwellings providing lodging with more than nine beds.Source: Maritime Electric: Rates and general rules and regulations
- Billing demand
- Billing demand is the greater of the maximum kW demand or 90% of the maximum kVA demand in the billing period.Source: Maritime Electric: Rates and general rules and regulations
- General Service charges
- Code 232: a service charge of $24.57 per billing period. No demand charge for the first 20 kW or less per billing period, then $13.43 per kW for the balance. Energy is 21.88 cents per kWh for the first 5,000 kWh per billing period and 14.38 cents per kWh for the balance. The rate includes the Energy Cost Adjustment Mechanism and other rates and tolls approved by the Commission.Source: Maritime Electric: Rates and general rules and regulations
- Seasonal operators
- General Service seasonal operators with fully accessible outside meters may stay connected year-round if the energy used from November 1 to May 31 does not exceed 50% of the energy used from June 1 to October 31 of the preceding year, and are billed under code 233 at the same charges. Operators above that limit are billed under the applicable General Service rate for the periods connected.Source: Maritime Electric: Rates and general rules and regulations
- General Service II
- General Service II was closed effective March 1, 2016.Source: Maritime Electric: Rates and general rules and regulations
What matters for a business account
Maritime Electric publishes General Service schedules and application rules for its service areas in Prince Edward Island. Its business-account guidance distinguishes the energy charge from commercial demand costs. The statement’s serving utility must be confirmed before using that schedule.
A farm, mixed residential/business premises and a general commercial site can raise different classification questions. Match the meter and actual account use to the published application rules rather than choosing a category from the business name.
For a seasonal tourism operation, record the active months and any applicable seasonal-service rules. A summer-heavy load profile can produce a different bill pattern from an annual-average model. Ask the serving utility about connection, demand and seasonal conditions before planning a major expansion.
Your Prince Edward Island bill-review checklist
- Confirm the serving utility and rate code on the bill.
- Read the application rules for mixed-use and seasonal premises.
- Identify energy adjustments already included in the posted rate.
Turn the statement into a useful calculation
Record the billing period and electricity consumption in kWh. Use the billed demand from the statement where a demand charge applies; do not assume average consumption identifies the peak. Enter the fixed and variable components in their published units, and identify which adjustments are already included.
The Canadian calculator lets you declare energy blocks, billed demand, any included demand allowance, fixed charges and a tax assumption. Its subtotal is a model of those entries. It does not select your tariff, decide whether a business qualifies, reproduce every rider or certify a billing error.
When comparing two periods, record changes in operating hours, production, occupancy, heating and equipment. Those observations help explain a movement in consumption without inventing a market price or assuming an error. Keep the actual account and source documents privately with your business records.
Open the Canadian bill calculator →Read the original source
The publication and the account’s terms control applicability. A provider directory is not a province-wide offer or a guarantee that the same tariff applies to another meter.
Questions business owners ask
Is Maritime Electric’s rate automatically the rate for every PEI business?
No. Confirm the actual serving utility and account schedule. A province-wide page is a navigation guide, not proof that one utility tariff applies to every service location.
What does Maritime Electric charge a General Service customer?
Maritime Electric’s schedule effective August 1, 2026 lists a $24.57 service charge per billing period, no demand charge on the first 20 kW and $13.43 per kW above that, and 21.88 cents per kWh for the first 5,000 kWh and 14.38 cents for the balance, per billing period.
How is billing demand worked out?
Maritime Electric uses the greater of the maximum kW demand or 90% of the maximum kVA demand in the billing period.
Are these business tariffs or residential examples?
This guide is written for commercial bill review. Actual eligibility and charge inputs must come from the account’s business schedule. Residential examples and U.S. state averages are not substituted for it.