Fuel Adjustment Rates

Fuel Adjustment Rate, Year-on-Year Comparison
(cents per kilowatt hour sold)

The Fuel Adjustment Rate (FAR) contains two components: the Fuel Adjustment and Government Taxes. Your cost is calculated by multiplying the FAR with your total kWh usage, which is the amount of electricity you consume.

The fuel adjustment is based on the cost of purchasing fuel and transporting it to BELCO.

Government tax is added to imported fuel, at a cost of $31.79 per barrel, plus St. George’s UNESCO World Heritage Tax at $0.40 per barrel.

It is important to note that the prices at which BELCO can procure fuel are greatly influenced by global oil prices and all cost increases as well as any savings due to a reduction in fuel costs are passed on to customers.

2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
January 18.362 14.304 15.572 11.797 12.741 13.00 10.25 8.00 10.00 12.00 15.50 16.50 17.50 13.50
February 18.362 14.304 15.572 11.797 12.741 13.00 10.25 8.00 10.00 12.00 14.50 17.50 17.50 13.50
March 18.362 14.304 15.572 11.797 12.741 13.00 10.25 9.00 9.75 12.50 15.50 18.00 17.50 13.50
April 18.895 14.652 18.90 12.369 12.741 13.00 10.25 10.50 9.00 12.50 16.00 18.00 17.50 13.50
May 14.652 18.90 12.369 12.741 13.40 11.50 9.50 7.65 11.50 16.50 17.00 17.50 13.50
June 14.652 18.90 12.369 12.741 13.75 12.00 10.50 7.65 11.50 16.75 18.00 19.50 14.15
July 16.513 20.12 13.4864 11.429 13.75 13.50 11.50 8.75 13.00 17.75 18.00 20.50 14.80
August 16.513 20.12 13.4864 11.429 13.75 12.90 11.50 8.75 13.00 18.50 18.50 19.75 16.00
September 16.513 20.12 13.4864 11.429 13.75 13.50 11.50 10.50 13.00 19.00 19.00 19.75 17.25
October 24.517 16.874 16.610 11.429 12.00 14.00 11.50 10.20 12.50 17.50 18.50 19.00 17.50
November 24.517 16.874 16.610 11.429 11.00 13.75 10.75 9.50 12.00 17.50 17.00 16.00 17.50
December 24.517 16.874 16.610 11.429 10.50 13.00 10.75 8.60 11.25 13.00 17.00 17.00 17.50