Here is a list of current major applications from utilities that may be of interest to consumers including:
Requests to change electricity distribution, transmission or natural gas distribution rates
Requests to change corporate ownership structure, e.g. to merge with another company or to sell their assets (Mergers, Acquisitions, Amalgamations and Divestures, or MAADs)
Requests to construct electricity or natural gas infrastructure like wires or pipelines (Leave to Construct)
If the application is approved as filed, a typical residential customer and a typical general service customer of Hydro 2000 Inc. would see the following increase effective May 1, 2025:
Residential (750 kWh)
$10.49 per month
General Service less than 50kW (2,000 kWh)
$14.00 per month
Other customers, including businesses, will also be affected. It’s important to review the application carefully to determine whether you may be affected by the proposed changes.
Enbridge Gas Inc. has applied to increase its natural gas rates effective April 1, 2025, to recover costs associated with meeting its obligations under the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act and the regulations under the Ontario Emissions Performance Standards, as well as to recover other related account balances. If the application is approved as filed, a typical residential customer of Enbridge Gas Inc. would see the following total annual increase:
Enbridge Gas Inc. (Enbridge Gas) has applied under section 95 (1) of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 (OEB Act) for an exemption from the requirement to obtain leave to construct approximately 1.6 km of natural gas pipeline and related assets (Project). The Project consists of:
Enbridge Gas Inc. has applied to dispose of certain deferral and variance account balances.
Enbridge Gas Inc. (Enbridge Gas) has applied to the Ontario Energy Board for approval to dispose of amounts recorded in certain 2022 deferral and variance accounts related to its delivery of natural gas conservation and energy efficiency programs. If the application is approved as filed, Enbridge Gas says that typical residential customers would see the following one-time changes as soon as April 1, 2025:
Northern Ontario Wires Inc. has applied to change its electricity distribution rates effective May 1, 2025.
If the application is approved as filed, a typical residential customer and a typical general service customer of Northern Ontario Wires Inc. would see the following change:
Hydro One Remote Communities Inc. (Remotes) has applied to the Ontario Energy Board to change its revenue requirement effective April 16, 2024, to cover costs of the Shoulderblade Hydel hydro-electric generating facility (Hydel). Previously, Hydel was jointly owned and operated by Deer Lake First Nation and Remotes, and the costs were included in Remotes’ approved rates. After Deer Lake First Nation’s connection to the Wataynikaneyap Power transmission line, payments from Remotes to Deer Lake First Nation ceased. Hydel is currently operating as a non-registered generator.
Welland Hydro-Electric System Corp. has applied to change its electricity distribution rates and other charges.
If the application is approved as filed, a typical residential customer and a typical general service customer of Welland Hydro-Electric System Corp. would see the following change effective May 1, 2025:
Hydro Hawkesbury Inc. has applied to change its electricity distribution rates.
If the application is approved as filed, a typical residential customer and a typical general service customer of Hydro Hawkesbury Inc. would see the following change effective January 1, 2025:
EPCOR Natural Gas Limited Partnership (ENGLP) has applied to the OEB for approval to change its natural gas distribution rates and other charges for its Aylmer service territory, effective January 1, 2025. If the application is approved as filed, a typical residential customer and a typical general service customer in ENGLP’s Aylmer service territory would see the following annual changes in distribution charges effective January 1, 2025:
Chatham x Lakeshore Limited Partnership (CLLP) has applied to the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) for approval of electricity transmission rates effective, January 1, 2025. The application seeks an Order for approval of the following:
Wataynikaneyap Power LP is the owner and operator of a new transmission system in northwestern Ontario that reinforces the transmission system to Pickle Lake and connects certain remote First Nations communities to the provincial electricity transmission system. The transmission system came into service in segments from August 2022 to May 2024. Wataynikaneyap Power LP has applied to the Ontario Energy Board for approval to change its electricity transmission rates and its fixed charge to Hydro One Remote Communities Inc. effective January 1, 2025.
Enbridge Gas Inc. is asking the OEB for permission to construct approximately 17.6 km of natural gas pipeline in the City of Ottawa, comprised of approximately:
Algoma Power Inc. has applied to change its electricity distribution rates and other charges.
If the application is approved as filed, a typical residential customer and a typical general service customer of Algoma Power Inc. (Algoma Power) would see the following change effective January 1, 2025:
Enbridge Gas Inc. has applied to dispose of the balances of certain deferral and variance accounts.
If the application is approved as filed, then a typical residential customer and a typical general service customer of Enbridge Gas Inc. would see the following one-time billing adjustments, effective January 1, 2025:
EGD Rate Zone (former Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. customers)
Enbridge Gas Inc. has applied for approval to construct approximately 1,615 metres of natural gas pipelines and related assets to accommodate the construction of the Ontario Line Subway Transit Project, which is a collaboration between the Province of Ontario, the City of Toronto, and Metrolinx.
B2M Limited Partnership (B2M LP) has applied to the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) to change its electricity transmission rates effective, January 1, 2025. The application seeks an Order for approval of the following:
Niagara Reinforcement Limited Partnership(NRLP) has applied to the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) for approval to change its electricity transmission rates effective, January 1, 2025. The application seeks an Order for approval of the following:
Essex Powerlines has applied to change its electricity distribution rates and to establish a new deferral account. If the application is approved as filed, a typical residential customer and a typical general service customer of Essex Powerlines Corporation (Essex Powerlines) would see the following increase effective January 1, 2025:
Enbridge Gas has applied for approval of rates for the sale, distribution, transmission, and storage of gas commencing January 1, 2024. Enbridge Gas has also applied for approval of an incentive rate-making mechanism (IRM) for the years from 2025 to 2028. This is the first cost-based rate application for Enbridge Gas since the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) approved the amalgamation of Enbridge Gas Distribution and Union Gas.
The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) is commencing a hearing on its own motion to consider the methodology for determining the values of the cost of capital parameters and deemed capital structure to be used to set rates for electricity transmitters, electricity distributors, natural gas utilities, and Ontario Power Generation Inc. The methodology for determining the OEB’s prescribed interest rates and matters related to the OEB’s Cloud Computing Deferral Account will also be considered, including what type of interest rate, if any, should apply to this deferral account.
Ontario Power Generation Inc. has applied to dispose of the balances of certain deferral and variance accounts and for changes relating to impacts from the Independent Electricity System Operator’s Market Renewal Program on prescribed generating facilities.
Ottawa River Power Corporation has applied to change its electricity distribution rates, effective May 1, 2024.
The application also seeks to establish new rate riders to dispose of regulatory deferral and variance accounts (including material adjustments) and to establish a new account. The application includes a refund to customers of over-collected global adjustment.
Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited has applied to the Ontario Energy Board with a plan to set the amount it charges for electricity distribution in each of the five years beginning on January 1, 2025 and ending on December 31, 2029. Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited is also applying to clear several deferral and variance accounts by rate riders in each of these years. As part of this application, Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited has proposed a rate-setting formula and related elements that would set its distribution rates over this period.
Enbridge Gas has applied for approval of rates for the sale, distribution, transmission, and storage of gas commencing January 1, 2024. Enbridge Gas has also applied for approval of an incentive rate-making mechanism (IRM) for the years from 2025 to 2028. This is the first cost-based rate application for Enbridge Gas since the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) approved the amalgamation of Enbridge Gas Distribution and Union Gas.
The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) is commencing Phase 2 of a hearing on its own motion to consider various issues related to Ontario’s Uniform Transmission Rates (UTRs). These issues have been identified in the years since Ontario’s UTR framework was established in Hydro One’s first rate application proceeding in 2000, and implemented in 2002 following the opening of Ontario’s electricity market.
