The OEB has released final updates to the Non‑Wires Solutions Guidelines, including a new appendix providing guidance on Stream 2 local electricity demand‑side management programs. Distributors may now use the final guidelines to develop Stream 2 proposals and file funding requests with the OEB, including as part of annual rate adjustment applications beginning with 2027 rates.

The OEB has posted Price Comparison templates for Natural Gas Contracts for Kitchener Utilities valid from July 1, 2026.

The OEB has amended the Distribution System Code (DSC), requiring licensed electricity distributors to share information, upon request, about distributed energy resources that are connected to their distribution systems with the Independent Electricity System Operator. The amendments, which are responsive to the Minister of Energy and Mines’ Integrated Energy Planning Directive, come into force on August 1, 2026.