Because really, this is how it works: There is a monthly charge that happens regardless of usage – and another charge for power used. These are the actual rates. These should be shown on the billing statement as they are in most other jurisdictions.
This was first submitted to the Yukon Utilities Board in December of 2023, and has been submitted a few times. The Board never provided any comment on it, and does not seem to have considered making the utilities show actual rates on billing statements. YEC and ATCO have been insistent that the riders had to be shown, for “accountability” but are unwilling to show the result of the riders – the actual rates. Let’s compromise and show both? That would be accountability. When I moved to Yukon, I figured the riders were used to hide changes (increases) in rates. And well, this does seem to be true.
On a side note, electricity prices have gone up a bit since then: Monthly Customer Charge went from $21.37 to $26.10, and the price per kWh has gone from $.1708 to $.191. This cannot be determined from looking at a billing statement.