Manitoba Hydro
General Service Large (≥ 750 kVA)
$10.40/kW-mo
- Energy charge
- 0.0548 CAD/kWh
- Peak window
- Monthly billing demand, seasonal differential
- Interconnection
- Typically 6–12 months
- Incentives
- Efficiency Manitoba commercial programs
Manitoba Commercial & Industrial BESS
General Service Medium/Large rates bill demand monthly with seasonal differentials. Low hydro energy prices limit arbitrage, so BESS is typically justified by demand charges, EV depots and resilience.
Canadian BESS Snapshot
Last verified: 2026-06-30- Province
- Manitoba (MB)
- Grid operator
- Manitoba Hydro
- Typical demand charge
- CAD $10.40 per kW-month
- Typical energy charge
- CAD $0.0550 per kWh
- Grid carbon intensity
- ~2 g CO₂e/kWh
- BESS outlook
- Emerging
- Utilities covered
- Manitoba Hydro
- Interconnection timeline
- Typically 6–12 months
Manitoba sizing example
Industrial site with a 1,200 kW peak, 460,000 kWh per month, Level 2 tariff model.
- Recommended system
- 350 kW / 1,000 kWh
- Peak reduction
- 300 kW
- Estimated annual savings
- $38,680
- Simple payback
- 11.3 yr
Illustrative — site-specific analysis required.