On October 13, 2016, the OEB issued the Handbook for Utility Rate Applications to provide guidance to utilities and stakeholders on applications to the OEB for approval of rates. The Rate Handbook outlines the key principles and expectations the OEB will apply when reviewing rate applications under the OEB’s renewed regulatory framework, Report of the Board: A Renewed Regulatory Framework for Electricity (the RRFE Report). Three alternative rate-setting methods are available to electricity distributors: Price Cap Incentive Rate-setting (Price Cap IR); Custom Incentive Rate-setting (Custom IR); and Annual Incentive Rate-setting Index (Annual IR Index).
On December 1, 2021, the OEB issued a letter identifying a preliminary list of electricity distributors (the Rebasing List) that are scheduled to file a cost of service application in respect of their 2023 rates assuming they opt for the Price Cap IR method. This letter also sets out the deadlines by which notice must be given to the OEB in respect of various other matters relating to the setting of 2023 rates, and by which cost of service applications for 2023 rates are expected to be filed. The following table summarizes these deadlines.
| Action | OEB Deadline |
|---|---|
| Notification from any distributor on the 2023 Rebasing List that will be selecting either the Custom IR, or Annual IR Index method (therefore will not be filing a Price Cap IR rate application) for 2023 rates | January 28, 2022 |
| Notification from any distributor that is currently on Annual IR Index but that plans to file a cost of service rate application under the Price Cap IR method or a Custom IR application for 2023 rates | January 28, 2022 |
| Notification from any distributor that is not included on the 2023 Rebasing List but that plans to file a cost of service application for 2023 rates under the Price Cap IR method (early rebasing) | January 28, 2022 |
| Notification from any distributor on the 2023 Rebasing List that plans to submit a request to defer rebasing | January 28, 2022 |
| Notification from any distributor that plans to file a cost a service application for 2023 rates and that wishes to convert its rate year from May 1 to January 1 | January 28, 2022 |
| Deadline for cost of service applications for January 1, 2023 rates including those distributors that wish to convert from May 1 rates to January 1 rates | April 29, 2022 |
| Deadline for cost of service applications for May 1, 2023 rates and for Custom IR annual update applications | August 31, 2022 |
The following table identifies all 60 rate regulated electricity distributors in Ontario. The table contains links to select documents of a distributor’s rate application. These documents include:
- Key correspondence regarding the status of an application, including the choice of rate-setting method for 2023 rates. For applications to be decided under Delegated Authority, case management letters are used to communicate case steps and dates rather than a letter of direction and procedural order.
- The Notice of Application issued by the OEB and to be published by the distributor, if applicable. The purpose of the Notice is to inform affected ratepayers and other stakeholders of the application, its nature and the impact on affected customers.
- The Decision issued by the OEB when it has made determinations on the application and the subsequent Rate Order and Tariff of Rates and Charges that reflects the Decision.
APPLICATION DOCUMENTS
This table provides a list of select documents related to each application. To view all publicly available documents for the application, click the case number associated with that particular distributor.
DEFINITIONS:
Cost of Service: Distributors rebasing under the Price Cap Incentive Rate-setting method
Price Cap IR: Distributors not rebasing under the Price Cap Incentive Rate-setting method
Custom IR: Distributors filing under the Custom Incentive Rate-setting method
Annual IR: Distributors filing under the Annual Incentive Rate-setting Index method
Case Management Letter: Pursuant to powers granted in Section 6 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, an employee of the OEB (Delegated Authority) may make a decision on the application without holding a hearing. Certain mechanistic Price Cap IR and Annual IR applications are adjudicated by a Delegated Authority. For these applications, there are normally no formal hearings and thus, no publication requirements of a formal Notice of Application. The process and timelines associated with the assessment of the applications by OEB staff are communicated to distributors by way of Case Management letters.
NoA: Notice of Application
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Distributor | Process | Letters | App. Received | NoA | Decision / Rate Order | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alectra Utilities Corporation EB-2022-0013 | Incremental Capital Module | 2022/05/16 | NoA | Decision and Order (Nov 17-22)
Final Rate Order (Dec 21-22) | 2022/12/21 | |
| Alectra Utilities Corporation EB-2022-0185 | Price Cap IR | OEB Case Management Letter (Aug 17-22) | 2022/08/03 | Decision and Rate Order (Dec 8-22) | 2022/12/08 | |
| Algoma Power Inc. EB-2022-0014 | Price Cap IR | OEB Case Management Letter (Aug 24-22) | 2022/11/16 | Decision and Rate Order (Dec 8-22) | 2022/12/08 | |
| Atikokan Hydro Inc. EB-2022-0015 | Price Cap IR | OEB Case Management Letter (Dec 2-22) | 2022/11/21 | Decision and Rate Order (Mar 23-23) | 2023/03/23 | |
| Attawapiskat Power Corporation | ||||||
| Bluewater Power Distribution Corporation EB-2022-0016 | Cost of Service | Letter re: delay in filing (Aug 12-22) | 2022/10/24 | NoA | Decision and Rate Order (Apr 27-23) | 2023/04/27 |
| Burlington Hydro Inc. EB-2022-0018 | Price Cap IR | 2022/10/07 | NoA | Decision and Rate Order (Mar 23-23) | 2023/03/23 | |
| Canadian Niagara Power Inc. EB-2022-0019 | Price Cap IR | 2022/08/03 | NoA | Decision and Rate Order (Dec 8-22)
Final Rate Order (Dec 16-22) | 2022/12/15 | |
| Centre Wellington Hydro Ltd. EB-2022-0020 | Price Cap IR | Letter re: COS deferral (Feb 17-22)
OEB response re: COS deferral (Apr 6-22)
OEB Case Management Letter (Aug 12-22) | 2022/07/29 | Decision and Rate Order (Dec 8-22) | 2022/12/08 | |
| Chapleau Public Utilities Corporation EB-2022-0021 | Price Cap IR | 2022/10/11 | NoA | Decision and Rate Order (Mar 23-23) | 2023/03/23 | |
| Cooperative Hydro Embrun Inc. EB-2022-0022 | Cost of Service | 2022/02/13 | NoA | Decision and Order (Jul 19-22)
Rate Order (Dec 1-22) | 2022/12/01 | |
| E.L.K. Energy Inc. EB-2022-0023 | Price Cap IR | OEB Case Management Letter (Dec 7-22) | 2022/11/23 | Decision and Rate Order (Mar 23-23) | 2023/03/23 | |
| Elexicon Energy Inc. EB-2022-0024 | Price Cap IR | 2022/07/27 | NoA | Partial Decision and Order (Dec 8-22)
Interim Rate Order (Dec 16-22)
Tariff Correction (Dec 21-22)
Decision and Order - Phase II (Jul 6-23)
Final Rate Order - Phase II (Aug 8-23) | 2023/08/08 | |
| Elexicon Energy Inc. EB-2022-0317 | Z-Factor | Decision and Order (Jun 15-23)
Final Rate Order (Sep 19-23) | 2023/09/19 | |||
| Enova Power Corp. - Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro rate zone EB-2022-0045 | Price Cap IR | OEB Case Management Letter (Aug 17-22) | 2022/08/03 | Decision and Rate Order (Dec 8-22) | 2022/12/08 | |
| Enova Power Corp. - Waterloo North rate zone EB-2022-0067 | Price Cap IR | 2022/08/03 | NoA | Decision and Rate Order (Dec 8-22) | 2022/12/08 | |
| Entegrus Powerlines Inc. EB-2022-0026 | Price Cap IR | OEB Case Management Letter (Aug 17-22) | 2022/08/03 | Decision and Rate Order (Dec 8-22) | 2022/12/08 | |
| ENWIN Utilities Ltd. EB-2022-0027 | Price Cap IR | OEB Case Management Letter (Aug 17-22) | 2022/08/03 | Decision and Rate Order (Dec 8-22) | 2022/12/08 | |
| EPCOR Electricity Distribution Ontario Inc. EB-2022-0028 | Cost of Service | Letter re: Applications for 2022 to 2025 Electricity Distribution Rates (Mar 30-22)
Letter re: delay in filing (Apr 19-22)
OEB response re: delay in filing (Apr 20-22)
OEB Letter re: Abeyance (Sep 2-22) | 2022/05/27 | NoA | Decision and Order (Jun 15-23) Decision and Rate Order (Sep 26-23) | 2023/09/26 |
| ERTH Power Corporation EB-2022-0029 | Price Cap IR | Letter re: delay in filing (Oct 11-22)
OEB Case Management Letter (Dec 2-22) | Decision and Rate Order (Mar 23-23) | 2023/03/23 | ||
| Essex Powerlines Corporation EB-2022-0031 | Price Cap IR | Letter re: COS deferral (Jan 26-22)
OEB response re: COS deferral (Mar 9-22)
OEB Case Management Letter (Nov 15-22) | 2022/11/01 | Decision and Rate Order (Mar 23-23) | 2023/03/23 | |
| Festival Hydro Inc. EB-2022-0032 | Annual IR | Letter re: COS deferral (Jan 18-22)
OEB response re: COS deferral (Mar 9-22)
Letter re: delay in filing (Aug 2-22)
OEB Case Management Letter (Aug 17-22) | 2022/08/03 | Decision and Rate Order (Dec 8-22) | 2022/12/08 | |
| Fort Albany Power Corporation | ||||||
| Fort Frances Power Corporation EB-2022-0033 | Annual IR | 2022/10/12 | Decision and Rate Order (Mar 23-23) | 2023/03/23 | ||
| GrandBridge Energy Inc. (formerly Brantford Power Inc. and Energy+ Inc.) EB-2022-0017 | Price Cap IR | OEB Case Management Letter (Aug 17-22) | 2022/08/03 | Decision and Rate Order (Dec 8-22) | 2022/12/08 | |
| GrandBridge Energy Inc. (formerly Brantford Power Inc. and Energy+ Inc.) EB-2022-0305 | Disposition of Accounts 1588 & 1589 | 2023/02/02 | NoA | Decision and Order (Jun 15-23)
Final Rate Order (Jul 18-23) | 2023/07/18 | |
| Greater Sudbury Hydro Inc. EB-2022-0034 | Price Cap IR | OEB Case Management Letter (Dec 21-22) | 2022/11/22 | Decision and Rate Order (Mar 23-23) | 2023/03/23 | |
| Grimsby Power Incorporated EB-2022-0035 | Price Cap IR | OEB Case Management Letter (Aug 17-22) | 2022/08/03 | Decision and Rate Order (Dec 8-22) | 2022/12/08 | |
| Halton Hills Hydro Inc. EB-2022-0036 | Price Cap IR | Letter re: delay in filing (Nov 1-22)
OEB Case Management Letter (Nov 25-22) | 2022/11/11 | Decision and Rate Order (Mar 23-23) | 2023/03/23 | |
| Hearst Power Distribution Co. Ltd. EB-2022-0037 | Price Cap IR | 2022/10/17 | NoA | Decision and Rate Order (Mar 23-23) | 2023/03/23 | |
| Hydro 2000 Inc. EB-2022-0038 | Price Cap IR | Letter re: delay in filing (Nov 24-22)
OEB response re: delay in filing (Nov 25-22)
OEB Case Management Letter (Dec 13-22) | 2022/12/02 | Decision and Rate Order (Mar 23-23) | 2023/03/23 | |
| Hydro Hawkesbury Inc. EB-2022-0039 | Price Cap IR | Letter re: COS deferral (Feb 1-22)
OEB response re: COS deferral (Mar 9-22)
OEB Case Management Letter (Aug 17-22) | 2022/08/03 | Decision and Rate Order (Dec 8-22) | 2022/12/08 | |
| Hydro One Networks Inc. EB-2021-0110 | Cost of Service | 2021/08/05 | NoA | Decision on Settlement Proposal and Order on Rates, Revenue Requirement and Charge Determinants (Nov 29-22) | 2022/11/29 | |
| Hydro One Networks Inc. - Norfolk, Haldimand, Woodstock EB-2021-0110 | Cost of Service | 2021/08/05 | NoA | Decision on Settlement Proposal and Order on Rates, Revenue Requirement and Charge Determinants (Nov 29-22) | 2022/11/29 | |
| Hydro One Networks Inc. - Orillia, Peterborough EB-2022-0040 | Price Cap IR | 2022/08/03 | NoA | Decision and Rate Order (Dec 8-22)
Final Rate Order (Dec 16-22) | 2022/12/16 | |
| Hydro One Remote Communities Inc. EB-2022-0041 | Cost of Service | 2022/09/14 | NoA | Decision and Rate Order (Mar 2-23) | 2023/03/02 | |
| Hydro Ottawa Limited EB-2022-0042 | Custom IR Annual Update | 2022/08/03 | Decision and Rate Order (Dec 8-22) | 2022/12/08 | ||
| Innpower Corporation EB-2022-0043 | Price Cap IR | Letter re: COS deferral (Dec 10-21)
OEB response re: COS deferral (Feb 16-22) | 2022/08/03 | NoA | Decision and Rate Order (Dec 8-22) | 2022/12/08 |
| Kashechewan Power Corporation | ||||||
| Kingston Hydro Corporation EB-2022-0044 | Cost of Service | Letter re: delay in filing (Apr 13-22)
OEB response re: delay in filing (Apr 13-22) | Decision and Order (Nov 22-22)
Decision and Rate Order (Dec 13-22) | 2022/12/13 | ||
| Lakefront Utilities Inc. EB-2022-0046 | Price Cap IR | OEB Case Management Letter (Aug 17-22) | 2022/08/02 | Decision and Rate Order (Dec 8-22) | 2022/12/08 | |
| Lakeland Power Distribution Ltd. EB-2022-0047 | Price Cap IR | 2022/10/12 | NoA | Decision and Rate Order (Mar 23-23) | 2023/03/23 | |
| London Hydro Inc. EB-2022-0048 | Price Cap IR | OEB Case Management Letter (Oct 26-22) | 2022/10/12 | Decision and Rate Order (Mar 23-23) | 2023/03/23 | |
| Milton Hydro Distribution Inc. EB-2022-0049 | Cost of Service | Letter re: Filing requirements (Feb 27-22) | 2022/04/14 | NoA | Decision and Order
Decision and Rate Order (Nov 29-22) | 2022/11/29 |
| Newmarket – Tay Power Distribution Ltd. EB-2022-0050 | Price Cap IR | Letter re: delay in filing (Nov 1-22)
OEB Case Management Letter (Nov 16-22) | 2022/11/04 | Decision and Rate Order (Mar 23-23) | 2023/03/23 | |
| Newmarket – Tay Power Distribution Ltd. EB-2023-0109 (phase 2) | Price Cap IR | |||||
| Niagara Peninsula Energy Inc. EB-2022-0051 | Price Cap IR | OEB Case Management Letter (Aug 17-22) | 2022/08/03 | Decision and Rate Order (Dec 8-22) | 2022/12/08 | |
| Niagara-on-the-Lake Hydro Inc. EB-2022-0052 | Price Cap IR | 2022/07/15 | NoA | Decision and Rate Order (Dec 8-22) | 2022/12/08 | |
| North Bay Hydro Distribution Limited EB-2022-0053 | Price Cap IR | OEB Case Management Letter (Dec 1-22) | 2022/11/23 | Decision and Rate Order (May 9-23) | 2023/05/09 | |
| Northern Ontario Wires Inc. EB-2022-0054 | Price Cap IR | OEB response re: COS deferral (Jul 20-22)
OEB Case Management Letter (Dec 21-22) | 2022/11/23 | Decision and Rate Order (Mar 23-23) | 2023/03/23 | |
| Oakville Hydro Electricity Distribution Inc. EB-2022-0055 | Annual IR | OEB Case Management Letter (Aug 17-22) | 2022/08/03 | Decision and Rate Order (Dec 8-22) | 2022/12/08 | |
| Orangeville Hydro Limited EB-2022-0056 | Annual IR | 2022/10/12 | NoA | Decision and Rate Order (Mar 23-23)
Final Rate Order (Apr 6-23) | 2023/04/06 | |
| Oshawa PUC Networks Inc. EB-2022-0057 | Price Cap IR | OEB Case Management Letter (Aug 17-22) | 2022/08/03 | Decision and Rate Order (Dec 8-22) | 2022/12/08 | |
| Ottawa River Power Corporation EB-2022-0058 | Price Cap IR | OEB Case Management Letter (Nov 28-22) | 2022/11/16 | Decision and Rate Order (Mar 23-23) | 2023/03/23 | |
| PUC Distribution Inc. EB-2022-0059 | Cost of Service | 2022/08/31 | NoA | Decision and Rate Order (Apr 6-23) | 2023/04/06 | |
| Renfrew Hydro Inc. EB-2022-0060 | Price Cap IR | Letter re: COS deferral (Mar 14-22)
OEB response re: COS deferral (Mar 28-22)
OEB Case Management Letter (Aug 17-22) | 2022/08/03 | Decision and Rate Order (Dec 8-22) | 2022/12/08 | |
| Rideau St. Lawrence Distribution Inc. EB-2022-0061 | Price Cap IR | Letter re: delay in filing (Oct 12-22)
Letter re: delay in filing (Oct 13-22)
OEB Case Management Letter (Oct 28-22) | 2022/10/14 | Decision and Rate Order (Mar 23-23) | 2023/03/23 | |
| Sioux Lookout Hydro Inc. EB-2022-0062 | Price Cap IR | Letter re: COS deferral (Jan 11-22)
OEB response re: COS deferral (Mar 9-22)
OEB Case Management Letter (Nov 14-22) | 2022/11/01 | Decision and Rate Order (Mar 23-23) | 2023/03/23 | |
| Synergy North Corporation EB-2022-0063 | Price Cap IR | OEB Case Management Letter (Nov 22-22) | 2022/11/11 | Decision and Rate Order (Mar 23-23) | 2023/03/23 | |
| Synergy North Corporation EB-2023-0106 | Disposition of Accounts 1588 & 1589 | 2023/03/20 | NoA | Decision and Order (Jul 6-23)
Final Rate Order (Aug 22-23) | 2023/08/22 | |
| Tillsonburg Hydro Inc. EB-2022-0064 | Annual IR | Letter re: intent to file Cost of Service (Dec 7-21)
OEB response re: COS deferral (Mar 9-22)
Letter re: COS deferral (May 20-22)
OEB response re: COS deferral (Jul 20-22)
Letter re: delay in filing (Nov 23-22)
OEB Case Management Letter (Dec 12-22) | 2022/11/30 | Decision and Rate Order (Mar 23-23) | 2023/03/23 | |
| Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited EB-2022-0065 | Custom IR Annual Update | 2022/08/23 | NoA | Decision and Rate Order (Dec 8-22) | 2022/12/08 | |
| Wasaga Distribution Inc. EB-2022-0066 | Price Cap IR | Letter re: COS deferral (Jun 20-22)
OEB response re: COS deferral (Jul 22-22) | 2022/09/30 | NoA | Decision and Rate Order (Mar 23-23) | 2023/03/23 |
| Welland Hydro Electric System Corp. EB-2022-0068 | Price Cap IR | Letter re: COS deferral (Jan 20-22)
OEB response re: COS deferral (Mar 9-22)
OEB Case Management Letter (Nov 15-22) | 2022/11/01 | Decision and Rate Order (Mar 23-23) | 2023/03/23 | |
| Wellington North Power Inc. EB-2022-0069 | Price Cap IR | OEB Case Management Letter (Oct 25-22) | 2022/10/11 | Decision and Rate Order (Mar 23-23) | 2023/03/23 | |
| Westario Power Inc. EB-2022-0070 | Price Cap IR | Letter re: COS deferral (Apr 26-22)
OEB response re: COS deferral (May 20-22)
OEB Case Management Letter (Aug 17-22) | 2022/08/04 | Decision and Rate Order (Dec 8-22) | 2022/12/08 |
ASSOCIATED DECISIONS
| Date | Issue/document |
|---|---|
| Jan 24-23 | The OEB has issued a Decision and Order in the matter of Renewable Generation Connection Rate Protection payment amounts effective January 1, 2023. |
| Dec 8-22 | The OEB has issued a Decision and Order in the matter of regulatory charges effective January 1, 2023, for the Wholesale Market Services rate and the Rural or Remote Electricity Rate Protection charge. |
| Nov 3-22 | The OEB has issued its Decision and Order updating the retail service charges (EB-2022-0220) and its Decision and Order updating the distribution pole attachment charge (EB-2022-0221), effective January 1, 2023. |
| Jun 16-22 | The OEB has issued its Decision and Rate Order in the matter of Distribution Rate Protection effective July 1, 2022. |
UPDATES
| Date | Issue/document |
|---|---|
| Dec 8-22 | The OEB has issued a letter re: Review of Fixed Monthly Charge for microFIT Generator Service Classification. |
| Oct 20-22 | The OEB has issued a letter on the inflation factors to be used to set rates for certain electricity transmitters and electricity and natural gas distributors for 2023. |
| Oct 20-22 | The OEB has issued a letter which sets out the Cost of Capital Parameter Updates for cost-based rates applications that have an effective date commencing in 2023. |
| Jun 16-22 | The OEB has issued a letter that sets out the IRM tranche assignments for Incentive Rate-setting Applications for the 2023 rate year. |
| May 27-22 | The OEB has posted updated versions of various models to be used for 2023 Rate Applications.
Applicable to both Cost of Service and Incentive Rate-setting Mechanism (IRM):
Incentive Rate-setting Mechanism (IRM) Models:
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| May 24-22 | The OEB has posted an updated version of Chapter 3 of the Filing Requirements for 2023 Rate Applications. |
| Apr 22-22 | The OEB has posted materials from the April 22, 2022, Orientation session for Electricity Distributors rebasing rates in 2023. |
| Apr 18-22 | The OEB has posted updated Filing Requirements for 2023 Rate Applications. |
| Feb 22-22 | The OEB has issued a letter re: Consultation on Updates to Filing Requirements for Electricity Distribution Cost of Service Applications.
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| Feb 22-22 | The OEB has issued Data Models for Cost of Service Filing Requirements for 2023 Rates. |
| Feb 10-22 | The OEB has issued a letter re: Incremental Capital Modules During Extended Deferred Rebasing Periods. |
| Jan 11-22 | The OEB has issued a letter re: Capital Planning to Support Telecommunications Projects. |
| Dec 16-21 | The OEB has issued an updated version of its Filing Requirements for Electricity Distribution Rate Applications for small electricity distributors. |
| Dec 1-21 | The OEB has issued a letter that sets out a preliminary schedule of cost of service filers for the 2023 to 2026 rate years, outlines changes to the OEB's approach to deferrals and establishes important filing and notification deadlines. |