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The OEB has issued instructions for the Deferral and Variance Accounts Continuity Schedule and Commodity Accounts Analysis Workform issued February 5, 2025. Also issued today was a corrected version of the Chapter 2 Filing Requirements for 2026 rates (originally issued December 9, 2024).

The OEB has issued a letter proposing to implement a requirement for utilities to report cyber security incidents to the IESO, which will then report the most impactive incidents to the OEB. The IESO will use the reported information to distribute de-identified situational awareness alerts to the industry. OEB staff looks forward to the opportunity to present this initiative and engage with industry participants at an upcoming CSAC meeting. All licensed electricity transmitters and distributors are encouraged to participate.

The OEB has updated Realizing Ontario’s Energy Advantage, our digital timeline that showcases notable business activities, achievements and milestones that support our strategic goals, business objectives and deliverables associated with Ministerial Letters of Direction. See what we’ve been up to!

Today, the Ontario Energy Board announced that Chief Operating Officer (COO) Harneet Panesar will leave the organization to join the global firm Hatch. Registrar Nancy Marconi has been appointed Acting COO.

The OEB has posted Price Comparison templates for Natural Gas Contracts for Utilities Kingston valid from May 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025.

The OEB has issued a finalized update to its Accounting Guidance Related to Commodity Pass-Through Accounts 1588 & 1589, resulting from the Independent Electricity System Operator’s (IESO) Market Renewal Program (MRP).

The OEB has issued a letter regarding the implementation of two initiatives identified in its 10-point Action Plan, part of its September 2024 Report Back to the Minister on Intervenors and Regulatory Efficiency.

The OEB has issued a Staff Report as the next step in the consultation to review and update its Incremental Capital Module (ICM) policy. Stakeholders are invited to provide feedback by May 22, 2025.

The OEB has issued a Notice of Proposal to amend the Distribution System Code. These proposed amendments are intended to establish a Capacity Allocation Model (CAM) to support a fair allocation of capacity and costs associated with system expansions to accommodate multiple residential subdivisions and other customer connections in a qualifying development area.  The OEB invites stakeholders to provide feedback on the proposal by May 9, 2025.

The OEB has posted its adjudicative reporting dashboard to provide stakeholders with the final report for Fiscal 2024-2025, with a discussion of its adjudicative performance.