| October 18, 2024 |
The OEB has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. |
| October 19, 2023 |
The OEB has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. |
| April 11, 2023 |
The OEB has issued an Addendum to the Regulated Price Plan Price Report November 1, 2022 to October 31, 2023. |
| January 1, 2023 |
The RPP Manual has been updated to reflect the new ultra-low overnight (ULO) price plan option and other regulatory changes. |
| October 21, 2022 |
The OEB has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. |
| January 14, 2022 |
The OEB has issued guidance to regulated entities on the implementation of the 8.2 ¢/kWh fixed price that will apply to consumers on the Regulated Price Plan for all electricity consumption from January 18 to February 7, 2022. |
| January 14, 2022 |
The OEB has set new electricity prices for households and small businesses for January 18 to February 7, 2022 further to recent regulatory amendments. During that time, all consumers on the Regulated Price Plan will pay a fixed price of 8.2 ¢/kWh for all the electricity they consume, regardless of the time of day or the total volume consumed. |
| December 6, 2021 |
The OEB has issued a report on Residential and Small Commercial customer meters that have switched between Time-of-Use and Tiered pricing since the introduction of Customer Choice in October 2020. |
| October 22, 2021 |
The OEB has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. |
| April 22, 2021 |
The OEB has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. |
| February 22, 2021 |
Electricity distributors and other regulated entities are reminded that the fixed pricing of 8.5 ¢/kWh for Regulated Price Plan (RPP) consumers will expire at the end of the day on February 22, 2021. At the beginning of the day on February 23, 2021, and RPP consumers will return to Time-of-Use and Tiered pricing at the RPP prices set by the OEB on December 15, 2020. |
| February 10, 2021 |
The OEB has extended the current fixed Regulated Price Plan price of 8.5 cents per kilowatt hour until the end of the day February 22, 2021. |
| January 28, 2021 |
The OEB has extended the current fixed Regulated Price Plan (RPP) price of 8.5 cents per kilowatt hour until February 9, 2021. |
| December 22, 2020 |
The OEB has reset Regulated Price Plan prices for January 1 to January 28, 2021, and issued guidance to regulated entities on implementing the new prices. |
| December 15, 2020 |
The OEB has issued a letter updating RPP Prices under the Regulated Price Plan. |
| October 13, 2020 |
The OEB has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. |
| June 1, 2020 |
The OEB has issued a letter providing guidance to distributors and other regulated entities on the implementation of changes to time-of-use prices as of June 1, 2020. |
| April 24, 2020 |
Ontario Energy Board to defer setting summer electricity prices for households and small businesses. |
| March 24, 2020 |
The OEB has issued guidance to regulated entities to assist them in implementing the Government of Ontario’s March 24, 2020 Emergency Order. This Emergency Order fixes the electricity commodity price for Regulated Price Plan customers who are paying time-of-use prices at the off-peak price of 10.1¢/kWh for every hour of every day. |
| February 24, 2020 |
The OEB has issued guidance to licensees regarding changes to the implementation of the Ontario Electricity Rebate. |
| December 6, 2019 |
The OEB has issued further guidance to licensees regarding implementation of the Ontario Electricity Rebate. |
| October 25, 2019 |
The OEB has issued guidance to licensees regarding implementation of the Ontario Electricity Rebate. |
| October 22, 2019 |
The OEB has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. |
| April 17, 2019 |
The OEB announced that there will be little change to electricity prices on May 1. |
| April 19, 2018 |
The OEB announced that there will be little change to electricity prices on May 1. |
| June 29, 2017 |
The OEB has issued a letter containing guidance to licensed distributors, unit sub-meter providers, retailers and other interested parties on the implementation of the Fair Hydro Act, 2017. |
| June 22, 2017 |
The OEB announced that electricity prices will go down on July 1. These reductions flow from the government’s Fair Hydro Plan, and apply to different customers in different ways depending on how they buy their electricity. |
| April 20, 2017 |
The OEB has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. The RPP Price Report contains the new time-of-use and tiered RPP prices that will be effective November 1, 2016 and explains how they were established. Also below is an Ontario Wholesale Electricity Market Price Forecast which was used as an input by the OEB in establishing the new RPP prices. |
| October 19, 2016 |
The OEB has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. The RPP Price Report contains the new time-of-use and tiered RPP prices that will be effective November 1, 2016 and explains how they were established. Also below is an Ontario Wholesale Electricity Market Price Forecast which was used as an input by the OEB in establishing the new RPP prices. |
| April 14, 2016 |
The OEB has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. The RPP Price Report contains the new time-of-use and tiered RPP prices that will be effective May 1, 2016 and explains how they were established. Also below is an Ontario Wholesale Electricity Market Price Forecast which was used as an input by the OEB in establishing the new RPP prices. |
| February 16, 2016 |
The OEB has issued a new edition of the Regulated Price Plan Manual. Revisions reflect renewed objectives in the OEB’s Regulated Price Plan Roadmap issued in November of 2015. This version also incorporates changes to the steps taken when a significant unexpected variance accumulates. Other changes have been made to acknowledge developments in Ontario’s electricity sector since 2013, when the manual was last updated. |
| November 16, 2015 |
The OEB has released its Regulated Price Plan Roadmap, setting out a multi-year plan that ensures the Regulated Price Plan is able to meet the challenges of the future. Report of the Board: Background Reports: - BEworks:
- Ipsos Reid:
- Navigant Consulting Inc.:
- Power Advisory:
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| October 15, 2015 |
The OEB has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. The RPP Price Report contains the new time-of-use and tiered RPP prices that will be effective November 1, 2015 and explains how they were established. Also below is an Ontario Wholesale Electricity Market Price Forecast which was used as an input by the OEB in establishing the new RPP prices. |
| April 20, 2015 |
The Board has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. The RPP Price Report contains the new time-of-use and tiered RPP prices that will be effective May 1, 2015 and explains how they were established. Also below is an Ontario Wholesale Electricity Market Price Forecast which was used as an input by the Board in establishing the new RPP prices. |
| October 16, 2014 |
The Board has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. The RPP Price Report contains the new time-of-use and tiered RPP prices that will be effective November 1, 2014 and explains how they were established. Also below is an Ontario Wholesale Electricity Market Price Forecast which was used as an input by the Board in establishing the new RPP prices. |
| April 16, 2014 |
The Board has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. The RPP Price Report contains the new time-of-use and tiered RPP prices that will be effective May 1, 2014 and explains how they were established. Also below is an Ontario Wholesale Electricity Market Price Forecast which was used as an input by the Board in establishing the new RPP prices. |
| December 23, 2013 |
The Board posted a report prepared by Navigant Consulting Inc., “Time-of-Use Rates in Ontario – Part 1: Impact Analysis." The report estimates the response of the residential and small commercial and industrial customers under the Regulated Price Plan that were transitioned from tiered rates to Time-of-Use (TOU) rates. Part 2 of the TOU analysis will examine several different TOU structures and pricing regimes and estimate the impacts on consumer electricity demand and system-wide impacts of these regimes. Part 2 of the analysis is expected to be published in the first quarter of 2014. |
| November 5, 2013 |
The Board has approved revisions to the RPP Manual to come into effect on January 1, 2014. These revisions change the way that the Final Variance Settlement Amount (“FVSA”) is calculated for consumers that leave the regulated price plan (“RPP”), and apply to consumers that depart the RPP on and after January 1, 2014. The FVSA for a consumer that leaves the RPP before January 1, 2014 is to be calculated in accordance with the August 22, 2011 version of the Manual. |
| October 17, 2013 |
The Board has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. The RPP Price Report contains the new tiered and time-of-use (or "smart meter") RPP prices that will be effective November 1, 2013 and explains how they were established. Also below is an Ontario Wholesale Electricity Market Price Forecast which was used as an input by the Board in establishing the new RPP prices. |
| April 5, 2013 |
The Board has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. The RPP Price Report contains the new tiered and time-of-use (or "smart meter") RPP prices that will be effective May 1, 2013 and explains how they were established. Also below is an Ontario Wholesale Electricity Market Price Forecast which was used as an input by the Board in establishing the new RPP prices. |
| October 17, 2012 |
The Board has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. The RPP Price Report contains the new tiered and time-of-use (or "smart meter") RPP prices that will be effective November 1, 2012 and explains how they were established. Also below is an Ontario Wholesale Electricity Market Price Forecast which was used as an input by the Board in establishing the new RPP prices. |
| April 19, 2012 |
The Board has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. The RPP Price Report contains the new tiered and time-of-use (or "smart meter") RPP prices that will be effective May 1, 2012 and explains how they were established. Also below is an Ontario Wholesale Electricity Market Price Forecast which was used as an input by the Board in establishing the new RPP prices. |
| October 17, 2011 |
The Board has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. The RPP Price Report contains the new tiered and time-of-use (or "smart meter") RPP prices that will be effective November 1, 2011 and explains how they were established. Also below is an Ontario Wholesale Electricity Market Price Forecast which was used as an input by the Board in establishing the new RPP prices. |
| August 23, 2011 |
The Board has issued a revised Regulated Price Plan Manual (“RPP Manual”) that now reflects changes in law that have occurred since the RPP Manual was last revised in July 2009. The revisions to the RPP Manual relate principally to the following changes in law that were in effect when the Board set RPP prices for the May 1 to October 31, 2011 period: - Changes to the global adjustment mechanism resulting from amendments to Ontario Regulation 429/04 (Adjustments under Section 25.33 of the Act) that came into effect on January 1, 2011. These are (i) the manner in which the global adjustment is allocated to different classes of consumers; and (ii) the inclusion in the global adjustment of amounts approved by the Board for Board-approved conservation and demand management programs undertaken by electricity distributors.
- The change in the time at which the off-peak period starts on weekdays (7 p.m. throughout the year) effective May 1, 2011, in accordance with amendments to Ontario Regulation 95/05 (Classes of Consumers and Determination of Rates).
A number of minor revisions have also been made to update the RPP Manual to reflect changes in terminology and the like. |
| April 19, 2011 |
The Board has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. The RPP Price Report contains the new tiered and time-of-use (or "smart meter") RPP prices that will be effective May 1, 2011 and explains how they were established. Also below is an Ontario Wholesale Electricity Market Price Forecast which was used as an input by the Board in establishing the new RPP prices. |
| October 18, 2010 |
The Board has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. The RPP Price Report contains the new tiered and time-of-use (or "smart meter") RPP prices that will be effective November 1, 2010 and explains how they were established. Also below is an Ontario Wholesale Electricity Market Price Forecast which was used as an input by the Board in establishing the new RPP prices. |
| April 15, 2010 |
The Board has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. The RPP Price Report contains the new tiered and time-of-use (or "smart meter") RPP prices that will be effective May 1, 2010 and explains how they were established. Also below is an Ontario Wholesale Electricity Market Price Forecast which was used as an input by the Board in establishing the new RPP prices. |
| October 15, 2009 |
The Board has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. The RPP Price Report contains the new tiered and time-of-use (or "smart meter") RPP prices that will be effective November 1, 2009 and explains how they were established. Also below is an Ontario Wholesale Electricity Market Price Forecast which was used an input by the Board in establishing the new RPP prices. |
| July 22, 2009 |
The Board has issued a revised Regulated Price Plan Manual that incorporates changes announced by the Board in its letter of May 13, 2009, as well as references to econometric modeling in relation to the setting of time-of-use prices. The revisions also include changes designed to more generally update the Manual to: (a) reflect changes in law, evolution in the marketplace and other relevant developments that have occurred since this Manual was originally issued in March 2005; and (b) reflect the fact that the processes and methodologies described in this Manual have now been in use by the Board for a number of years. These latter changes affect, among other things, the information basis upon which the Board sets Regulated Price Plan prices, but do not otherwise affect in a substantive way the manner in which the Board sets those prices. |
| April 15, 2009 |
The Board has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. The RPP Price Report contains the new tiered and time-of-use (or "smart meter") RPP prices that will be effective May 1, 2009 and explains how they were established. Also below is an Ontario Wholesale Electricity Market Price Forecast which was used an input by the Board in establishing the new RPP prices. |
| April 2, 2009 |
Ontario Regulation 115/09, filed on March 27, 2009, amends Ontario Regulation 95/05 (Classes of Consumers and Determination of Rates) by: i. extending eligibility for the RPP for all low volume and designated consumers until November 1, 2009; and
ii. enabling those consumers that will cease to be eligible for the RPP on November 1, 2009 to opt out of the RPP in the interim period regardless of whether or not they have an interval meter. |
| October 15, 2008 |
The Board has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. The RPP Price Report contains the new tiered and time-of-use (or "smart meter") RPP prices that will be effective November 1, 2008 and explains how they were established. Also below is an Ontario Wholesale Electricity Market Price Forecast which was used an input by the Board in establishing the new RPP prices. |
| April 11, 2008 |
The Board has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. The RPP Price Report contains the new tiered and time-of-use (or "smart meter") RPP prices that will be effective May 1, 2008 and explains how they were established. Also below is an Ontario Wholesale Electricity Market Price Forecast which was used an input by the Board in establishing the new RPP prices. |
| March 3, 2008 |
Letter from the Minister regarding changes to RPP eligibility. |
| October 26, 2007 |
The Board has amended the RPP Manual to recognize the new statutory holiday called "Family Day" within the context of RPP time-of-use electricity prices for eligible smart meters. |
| October 12, 2007 |
The Board has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. The RPP Price Report contains the new tiered and time-of-use (or "smart meter") RPP prices that will be effective November 1, 2007 and explains how they were established. Also below is an Ontario Wholesale Electricity Market Price Forecast which was used an input by the Board in establishing the new RPP prices. |
| September 17, 2007 |
The Board posted Notice that an amendment for the Standard Supply Service Code regarding customer notice for implementing RPP TOU pricing is in force. |
| July 27, 2007 |
The Board posted Notice of amendments to the Standard Supply Service Code to provide utilities with the ability to implement time-of-use (TOU) pricing on either a mandatory or voluntary basis during the transition period. The Board is also posting Notice of one new proposed amendment to the Standard Supply Service Code related to TOU pricing. Comments will be due July 11, 2007. |
| May 14, 2007 |
The Board released a Notice of Proposed Amendments which included proposed changes to the Standard Supply Service Code to provide utilities with the ability to implement time-of-use (TOU) pricing on either a mandatory or voluntary basis during the transition period. Comments are due by June 1, 2007. |
| April 12, 2007 |
The Board has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. The RPP Price Report contains the new tiered and time-of-use (or "smart meter") RPP prices that will be effective May 1, 2007 and explains how they were established. Also below is an Ontario Wholesale Electricity Market Price Forecast which was used an input by the Board in establishing the new RPP prices. |
| October 11, 2006 |
The Board has issued an updated RPP Price Report for the Regulated Price Plan. The RPP Price Report contains the new tiered and time-of-use (or "smart meter) RPP prices that will be effective November 1, 2006 and explains how they were established. Also below is an Ontario Wholesale Electricity Market Price Forecast which was used an input by the Board in establishing the new RPP prices. |
| August 14, 2006 |
On July 28, 2006, the Board amended the Standard Supply Service Code to allow electricity distributors to implement new pilot projects relating to time-of-use commodity prices. The Board's accompanying July 28th Notice only referenced one written submission. In fact, the Board received eight written submissions in relation to the July 12, 2006 proposed amendments. The Board has therefore issued a further letter which addresses the issues raised in all of the submissions. The amendments to the SSS Code that were made by the Board, and came into effect on, July 28, 2006 remain unchanged. Submissions received in response to the proposed amendments to the Standard Supply Service Code issued on July 12, 2006. |
| July 31, 2006 |
The Board has issued an amendment to the SSS Code that would allow electricity distributors to implement new pilot projects relating to time-of-use prices. The Board has received one comment on the proposed amendments to the Standard Supply Service Code that would allow electricity distributors to implement new pilot projects relating to time-of-use prices that was included in the Notice issued on July 12, 2006. |
| July 12, 2006 |
The Board has issued for public comment proposed amendments to the Standard Supply Service Code that would allow electricity distributors to implement new pilot projects relating to time-of-use prices. |
| June 9, 2006 |
The Board has issued an amendment to the SSS Code relating to the application of the final RPP variance settlement amount and consumers that move while on a contract with retailer . |
| April 21, 2006 |
The Board has received comments on the proposed amendment to the Standard Supply Service Code related to the Regulated Price Plan (RPP) that was included in the Notice issued on March 24, 2006. |
| April 12, 2006 |
For the Board's Regulated Price Plan, the Board has issued an updated RPP Price Report, and Ontario Wholesale Electricity Market Price Forecast. The RPP Price Report contains the RPP prices that will be effective May 1, 2006. |
| March 24, 2006 |
The Board has issued amendments to the Standard Supply Service Code which include extending the period of voluntary time-of-use (TOU) pricing beyond May 1, 2006. The Board has also issued for public comment proposed amendments to the Standard Supply Service Code associated with the application of the final RPP variance settlement amount. |
| March 14, 2006 |
The Board has received comments on proposed amendments to the Standard Supply Service Code related to the Regulated Price Plan (RPP). |
| February 17, 2006 |
The Board issued for public comment proposed amendments to the Standard Supply Service Code which include extending the period of voluntary time-of-use (TOU) pricing beyond May 1, 2006. |
| November 2, 2005 |
The Board has issued a Notice announcing that May 1, 2006 will be the date on which the new prices for the Regulated Price Plan will go into effect. |
| August 22, 2005 |
The Board has revised the RPP Manual to clarify the days that are to be treated as holidays for purposes of time-of-use (smart meter) RPP pricing. |
| July 22, 2005 |
In response to public and media inquiries resulting from the unusually high summer temperatures, the Board would like to remind consumers how the price plan works. |
| June 16, 2005 |
The Board has issued amendments to the Standard Supply Service Code that clarify how the final RPP variance settlement amount will be presented on the electricity bills of consumers. |
| June 7, 2005 |
The Board has received comments on proposed amendments to the Standard Supply Service Code which address how the final RPP variance settlement amount should be presented on the electricity bills of consumers. |
| May 18, 2005 |
The Board issued for public comment proposed amendments to the Standard Supply Service Code which address how the final RPP variance settlement amount should be presented on the electricity bills of consumers. |
