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The Energy Dashboard on the home page of this website brings you up-to-date information about energy consumption and pricing in Ontario.

See below for an explanation of what each readout in the dashboard means.


106.0¢ / litre	Average Gasoline Price Shows the latest average price per litre of regular unleaded gasoline for Ontario. More details are available in the Gasoline Report. Updated weekly.

7.18¢ / kWh	Wholesale Electricity Price Shows the latest wholesale market price per kilowatt-hour of electricity. Updated every 15 minutes.. More details are available from the Independent Electricity System Operator website.

5.0-5.9¢ / kWh	Residential Electricity Price Shows the price of electricity for residential consumers, as set by the Ontario Energy Board (OEB). More information about electricity pricing is available on the OEB website.

19,543 MW	Electricity Demand Shows the latest Ontario-wide demand for electricity, measured in megawatts. Updated hourly. More details are available from the Independent Electricity System Operator website.

27,084 MW	Generation Capacity Shows the latest generating capacity of all available generators in Ontario, not including potential imports. Updated hourly. More details are available from the Independent Electricity System Operator website.

Last update: December 11, 2007