The province of Ontario apparently has among the highest electricity rates in North America (or so our MPPs keep repeating in the Legislature). My first experience with hydro bills in Toronto was with our previous apartment (the previous 3 apartments we didn't pay for electricity) -- the one with the batshit crazy landlady. We rarely had a monthly hydro bill below $200, and that was during the few weeks of the year that required no heating or air con. We had a few that were near or slightly over $400. I think something may have been off with the meter for that unit, because the people in the other unit never seemed to have bills that high. For our current apartment, it's much lower. Heat is included in the rent so the only increase occurs in the summer, due to air conditioning. The non-summer average is about $70, and it's about $100 with the air con units and fans going in the summer. That's with Jon being home almost all the time, with his massive computer set-up (including 4 monitors) which he leaves on 24/7, a dishwasher (which we run 1-2 times a week), and me watching lots of TV in the evening and on weekends. The previous apartment had a washer and dryer (no dishwasher), but I never used the dryer because it was a major energy-sucker.