How Winnipeg is built
- Before 1961 37%
- 1961–1990 40%
- 1991–2000 6%
- 2001 or later 17%
Getting your usage history in Winnipeg
Most of Winnipeg is served by Manitoba Hydro for electricity and Manitoba Hydro for natural gas.
- Manitoba Hydro: Online account (web or app): current and past bills for up to two years plus energy-use tracking. Manitoba Hydro also supplies Winnipeg's natural gas. Link
- Manitoba Hydro: Online account (web or app): current and past bills for up to two years plus energy-use tracking. Manitoba Hydro also supplies Winnipeg's natural gas. Link
What the analysis shows
Winnipeg gets about 5,542 heating degree-days a year, a measure of how much heating its climate needs, and its winter design temperature, the cold day heating systems are sized for, is −31.3°C. Those figures come from the climate data for Winnipeg International in HOT2000, the home-energy software Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) gives energy advisors. Weather-normalizing your bills against those degree-days separates heating from baseload (lights, appliances, hot water), so you can see how much of the bill a heating upgrade can actually touch, and compare a mild year with a harsh one fairly.
In Winnipeg, summer air conditioning also shows up on the electricity bill: compare your July and August use with a spring month to see roughly what cooling costs, and how much a heat pump or better attic insulation could take off it.
NRCan-licensed service organizations serving Winnipeg
A service organization is a company that Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) licenses to deliver EnerGuide evaluations; its registered energy advisors do the home visit. Bring 12 months of bills to any of these organizations' evaluations; the advisor's model uses them as the baseline for projected savings.
- CoEfficient Building Science
- Energy Werx Profile
- EnerQuality
- EnerSolution Profile
- Green Think
- Greenbrain Profile
- NRG Inspections and Consulting
- prairieHOUSE Performance
- The Energuy Profile
- Buildingexpert
- Isle Energy Consulting
- Sensible Home Inspection
Programs in Winnipeg
Energy bill analysis in Winnipeg: common questions
How do I download my energy usage in Winnipeg?
Manitoba Hydro: Online account (web or app): current and past bills for up to two years plus energy-use tracking. Manitoba Hydro also supplies Winnipeg's natural gas. Link Manitoba Hydro: Online account (web or app): current and past bills for up to two years plus energy-use tracking. Manitoba Hydro also supplies Winnipeg's natural gas. Link
What is Green Button?
A standard format for downloading your own energy data. Ontario electricity utilities have been required to offer Green Button Download My Data since November 1, 2023.
Why weather-normalize bills?
A cold winter raises heating bills even if nothing about the house changed, and a hot summer raises cooling bills. Normalizing to degree-days lets you compare years fairly and measure real savings.