ERTH (Westario) Acquisition Inc. (EWAI), a wholly owned subsidiary of ERTH Corporation, has applied to the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) for approval to (i) acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares in Westario Power Inc. from The Corporation of the Town of Saugeen Shores, The Corporation of the Town of Hanover, The Corporation of the Municipality of Kincardine, The Corporation of the Municipality of Brockton, The Corporation of the Municipality of South Bruce, The Corporation of the Town of Minto, The Corporation of the Township of North Huron, The Corporation of the Township of Huron-Kinloss and FortisOntario Inc., and (ii) subsequently amalgamate EWAI and Westario Power Inc. to create a new company operating under the name Westario Power Inc.
Westario Power Inc. will continue to operate as a stand-alone entity under the same name following completion of the transaction.
EWAI seeks a deferred rebasing period of nine years for Westario Power Inc. following approval of the transaction. A deferral account to track costs associated with the proposed Earnings Sharing Mechanism is also sought.
EWAI seeks approval for Westario Power Inc. to continue to track costs in its currently approved deferral and variance accounts. \EWAI submits that incremental one-time transaction and transition costs will not be funded by ratepayers.
The OEB has consolidated this proceeding with the hearing of a separate application made by ERTH Corporation to acquire Tillsonburg Hydro Inc. (file number EB-2026-0145).
Type: MAADs - Short-form
This application will be heard using the MAADS: Section 86: Short-form performance standard (pdf). Find out more about the OEB Performance Standards for Processing Applications and use the Application Planning Tool to assist you with an estimate of the milestones in this proceeding.
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