The Public Utilities Board (Board) approved the application of Centra Gas Manitoba Inc. (Centra) to decrease the current Primary Gas rate from $0.2055/m3 to $0.1977/m3 effective August 1, 2022.
Primary Gas is sold on a cost recovery basis, meaning that Centra charges customers only what Centra pays for Primary Gas and does not make a profit on its sale. The current Primary Gas rate decrease is the result of decreases in the North American natural gas market prices.
The new rate is projected to decrease the bill for a typical residential customer by approximately 1.9% or $16/year. Primary Gas rates will be reviewed again November 1, 2022.
Primary Gas rates for customers that have signed fixed-term fixed-price contracts, with either Centra or a private broker, are not affected.
The Board is an impartial tribunal and regulator, at arm’s length from government, that acts in the public interest.
