The OEB has released its report to the Minister of Energy and Mines entitled Streamlining Ontario’s Electricity Connection Framework. Prepared in response to the Minister’s Integrated Energy Plan Directive, the Report reviews customer connection procedures across Ontario’s electricity distribution and transmission systems and outlines proposed actions to support more efficient, transparent and coordinated connection processes for load customers. The OEB is also moving forward with Phase II of the Distribution Customer Connections Review and Streamlining Transmission Connections consultations to support implementation of proposals set out in the Report. 

The OEB’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Julia McNally to the role of full-time Commissioner effective Monday, May 25, 2026. Ms. McNally joins a panel of highly qualified and dedicated Commissioners committed to adjudicative excellence in service of Ontario’s energy sector and the consumers we serve.

The OEB has released an updated variance settlement factor that is to be used by electricity distributors to calculate a one-time credit or charge for consumers who choose to stop purchasing electricity through the Regulated Price Plan. This factor is called the "Final RPP Variance Settlement Factor" and is updated on the OEB website monthly.