Centra Gas application approved for increase to Gas Commodity rate, effective February 1

The Public Utilities Board (Board) approved the application of Centra Gas Manitoba Inc. (Centra) to increase the Gas Commodity rate from $0.0805/m³ to $0.0839/m³ effective February 1, 2026.

The Board also approved a Commodity Cost Balancing Deferral rate rider of $0.0076/m³ (owing to Centra) effective February 1, 2026.

Gas Commodity is sold on a cost recovery basis, meaning that Centra charges customers only what Centra pays for Gas Commodity and does not make a profit on its sale. The Gas Commodity rate is increasing effective February 1, 2026 due to a change in the Purchased Gas Variance Account balance this quarter, partially offset by a decrease in the forecast cost of purchasing natural gas over the next 12 months.

The changes to the Gas Commodity rate and Commodity Cost Balancing Deferral rate rider are projected to increase the annual bill for a typical residential customer by approximately $7/year, or 1.1%. Centra’s Gas Commodity rate and Commodity Cost Balancing Deferral rate rider will be reviewed again for May 1, 2026.

Gas Commodity 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.