Canadian energy utilities make costly mistakes—from inaccurate delivery charge calculations to estimated meter reads and hidden tier jumps. PowerBillCheck is your independent consumer protection app, auditing your actual electricity and natural gas consumption against official provincial utility rates to catch hidden errors and ensure you never pay a cent too much.
Whether you're checking your own household bills, managing rental properties or monitoring business energy costs, PowerBillCheck provides an independent way to verify every electricity and gas bill using your actual meter readings.
Designed for anyone who wants independent proof that their energy bills are accurate.
Checking your energy bill is simple.
Energy retailers rely on estimated readings and clunky portals when disputing bills. PowerBillCheck hands you indisputable, audit-ready proof stored 100% locally on your phone.
✓ The exact evidence needed to challenge overcharges, incorrect estimates, and rental disputes.
Answers to common questions about Canadian electricity (hydro) bills, gas charges, and checking your costs with PowerBillCheck.
Higher electricity and natural gas bills in Canada are commonly driven by estimated meter readings, seasonal heating/cooling spikes, delivery and regulatory surcharge fees, or utility billing errors. PowerBillCheck independently calculates your electricity and gas costs using your actual meter readings and provincial tariff rates to verify your bill.
The average residential hydro bill in Canada typically ranges between $100 and $180 CAD per month for baseline usage, though winter heating costs or peak Time-of-Use tariffs (such as in Ontario or Alberta) can push bills much higher. Independent calculations based on actual meter readings are the best way to verify accuracy.
Enter your provincial electricity or gas tariff rates (cents per kWh or m³) and fixed delivery charges into PowerBillCheck. Input your meter readings, and the app generates an independent breakdown of what your total bill should cost.
Yes. PowerBillCheck acts as an independent hydro bill calculator, accounting for tiered rates, time-of-use pricing, daily delivery charges, and local taxes (GST/HST) so you can cross-reference your utility statement.
Compare your official utility bill against independent calculations from actual meter readings. PowerBillCheck makes it easy to audit every billing cycle and spot unexpected price hikes, miscalculated delivery charges, or estimated reading errors.
No. PowerBillCheck works with all meter types, whether you have a smart meter or a standard digital or analog meter. Simply log your meter readings directly into the app.