BC Hydro Lowers Rates, Customers to Receive One-Time Bill Credit

A worker walks past rows of power lines in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, on Aug. 19, 2019, one of 37 electricty transmission networks that provides power to both sides of the border. Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press

BC Hydro announced Tuesday they are lowering rates for their customers by 0.61 percent for the 2020/21 fiscal year.

This means customers will receive a one-time bill credit early next year due to the rate decrease, which is retroactive to April 1, 2020.