Government of Yukon increases electricity rebates with new Winter Electrical Affordability Rebate
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Subject to legislative approval, the Government of Yukon is putting more money back in Yukoners’ pockets by introducing a new, increased rebate on residential electricity bills.
Starting in October 2025, residential electricity consumers will see the new Winter Electrical Affordability Rebate automatically applied to their bills, replacing the Interim Electrical Rebate. The new rebate will increase to 3.377 cents per kilowatt hour, to a maximum of $33.77 per month, from October to March.
On average, residential electricity customers have received a discount of approximately $178 per year through the current Interim Electrical Rebate. The new Winter Electrical Affordability Rebate will see Yukon residential ratepayers receive a discount of up to nearly $203 per year.
This new rebate will be applied automatically to customers’ electricity bills from October to March, when electricity bills are highest.
Budget 2025–26 allocates $3.85 million to the Winter Electricity Affordability Rebate, a $350,000 increase to the amount allocated to the Interim Electrical Rebate in Budget 2024–25.
If approved by the Yukon Legislative Assembly, this will be the first budget increase for the electrical rebate since it was established in 2009.