Gas rates going down, propane going up for some Manitobans

Gas commodity rates are going down in Manitoba.

On Wednesday, the Public Utilities Board (PUB) announced its approval of a Centra Gas application to decrease the rate from $0.0839/m3 to $0.0700/m3. The PUB noted it also approved a commodity cost balancing deferral rate rider of $0.0126/m3.

The changes to these rates are expected to decrease a typical residential customer’s annual bill by about $18. Rates for customers with fixed-term fixed-price contracts won’t be affected.

The PUB explained that gas commodity is sold on a cost-recovery basis, which means Centra charges what it pays. The rate is therefore decreasing because of a forecasted change in the cost of purchasing natural gas.

Centra’s gas commodity rate will be reviewed again on Aug. 1, 2026.

Propane rates to increase in northern Manitoba

The PUB also announced it has approved an increase to Stittco Utilities Manitoba’s propane commodity rate from $1.5110/m3 to $1.6824m3. This will impact propane provided to customers in Thompson, Flin Flon and Snow Lake.

The new rate will lead to a 4.7 per cent increase to the average residential customers’ annual bill, which amounts to $84. Actual customer impacts will depend on propane use.

Stittco’s propane delivery rates remain unchanged. The company’s propane rates will be re-reviewed on Aug. 1, 2026.

All of the new rates are set to take effect on May 1.