On March 7, 2016, the OEB announced that it would be updating its filing requirements for natural gas rate applications to incorporate, among other matters, the key principles as described in the Report of the Board, Renewed Regulatory Framework for Electricity Distributors: A Performance-Based Approach (pdf) (the RRFE Report). On October 13, 2016, the OEB issued its Handbook for Utility Rate Applications (the Rate Handbook), which outlines how the RRFE will be applied to all rate regulated utilities going forward. The framework is now referred to as the Renewed Regulated Framework (RRF) to reflect this transition.
On February 16, 2017, the OEB issued Filing Requirements for Natural Gas. Together with the Rate Handbook, these filing requirements supersede the Minimum Filing Requirements for Natural Gas Distribution Cost of Service Applications dated November 20, 2005. Substantively, they are intended to consolidate all of the significant components of the 2005 filing requirements with additional requirements related to the objectives of the RRF so that the updated filing requirements applicable to natural gas utilities are reasonably aligned with the filing requirements applicable to electricity utilities.
Going forward, there will be two rate-setting policies available for natural gas utilities: Price Cap Incentive Rate-setting (Price Cap IR) and Custom Incentive Rate-setting (Custom IR). Chapter 1 outlines generic procedural matters and the expectations of the OEB for parties participating in rate-setting processes. The requirements of Chapter 1 are applicable to both rate setting methods. The requirements of Chapter 2 are applicable to cost of service rate applications under the Price Cap IR method.
Updates
Date | Issue/Document |
|---|---|
| Jul 28-23 | EPCOR Natural Gas Limited Partnership has filed its application for 2024 Rates, South Bruce (EB-2023-0161). |
| Jul 7-23 | EPCOR Natural Gas Limited Partnership has filed its application for 2024 Rates, Aylmer (EB-2023-0160). |
| Jul 18-22 | EPCOR Natural Gas Limited Partnership has filed its application for 2023 Rates, South Bruce (EB-2022-0184). |
| Jun 27-22 | EPCOR Natural Gas Limited Partnership has filed its application for 2022 Rates, Aylmer (EB-2022-0183). |
| Sep 27-21 | EPCOR Natural Gas Limited Partnership has filed its application for 2022 Rates, Southern Bruce (EB-2021-0216). |
| Sep 14-21 | EPCOR Natural Gas Limited Partnership has filed its application for 2022 Rates, Aylmer (EB-2021-0215). |
| Jun 30-21 | Enbridge Gas Inc. has filed its application for 2022 Rates (EB-2021-0147). |
| Jun 4-21 | Enbridge Gas Inc. has filed its application for 2020 Utility Earnings and Deferral and Variance Disposition (EB-2021-0149). |
| Oct 15-20 | Enbridge Gas Inc. has filed its application for 2021 Incremental Capital Module (EB-2020-0181). |
| Oct 8-20 | EPCOR Natural Gas Limited Partnership has filed its application for 2021 Rates, Aylmer (EB-2020-0234). |
| Sep 30-20 | EPCOR Natural Gas Limited Partnership has filed its application for 2021 Rates, Southern Bruce (EB-2020-0233). |
| Sep 3-20 | Enbridge Gas Inc. has filed its application for 2019 Utility Earnings and Deferral and Variance Disposition (EB-2020-0134). |
| Jun 30-20 | Enbridge Gas Inc. has filed its application for 2021 Rates (EB-2020-0095). |
| Mar 18-20 | EPCOR Natural Gas Limited Partnership has filed its application for 2020 Rates, Southern Bruce (EB-2019-0264). |
| Jul 17-19 | Enbridge Gas Inc. has filed an application for deferral account disposition and 2018 earnings sharing (EB-2019-0105). |
| Apr 12-19 | EPCOR Natural Gas Limited Partnership has filed its application for approval of natural gas distribution rates and charges it proposes to charge customers in the municipalities of Arran-Elderslie and Kincardine, and the Township of Huron-Kinloss, effective January 1, 2019 (EB-2018-0264). |
| Feb 1-19 | Enbridge Gas Inc. has filed its application to raise its distribution rates effective January 1, 2019 (EB-2018-0305). |
| Dec 14-18 | EPCOR Natural Gas Limited Partnership has filed its application to change its distribution rates effective January 1, 2020 (EB-2018-0336). |
| Dec 4-18 | Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. has applied for approval of the financial terms associated with providing third-parties access to the Enbridge Gas bill for 2019 and 2020 (EB-2018-0319). |
| Oct 18-18 | The OEB issued its Decision and Rate Order with respect to Enbridge Gas’ 2017 Deferral Account disposition and earnings sharing application (EB-2018-0131). |
| Jul 27-18 | EPCOR Natural Gas Limited Partnership has filed applications to finalize distribution rates from the period October 1, 2016 to December 31, 2019 (EB-2018-0235). |
| Dec 27-17 | Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. and Union Gas Limited have applied to amalgamate to form a single natural gas distribution, transportation and storage company effective January 1, 2019 (EB-2017-0306). |
| Dec 27-17 | Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. and Union Gas Limited have applied for approval of a new framework that would set rates for the delivery of natural gas from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2028 (EB-2017-0307). |
| Oct 24-17 | Enbridge Gas has applied to raise its natural gas rates effective January 1, 2018 (EB-2017-0086). |
| Oct 24-17 | Union Gas has applied to raise its natural gas rates effective January 1, 2018 (EB-2017-0087). |
| Feb 16-17 | The OEB has issued amended filing requirements for natural gas rate applications. |
| Oct 13-16 | The OEB has posted a Handbook to provide guidance to utilities and stakeholders on applications to the OEB for approval of rates. |