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The OEB has released an updated variance settlement factor that is to be used by electricity distributors to calculate a one-time credit or charge for consumers who choose to stop purchasing electricity through the Regulated Price Plan. This factor is called the "Final RPP Variance Settlement Factor" and is updated on the OEB website monthly.

The OEB has published the 2025 Open Data compiled through the Reporting and Record-keeping Requirements (RRR), including data from new sections introduced last year and updates to existing RRR sections. 

New spreadsheets include Long-Term Debt Reporting for Electricity Distributors and Electricity Transmitters, Activity and Program-based Benchmarking: Residential Customer Connection and Disconnection Costs and Regulated Return on Equity Reporting for Electricity Transmitters.

The OEB has issued a Notice of Proposal to amend the Transmission System Code (TSC) as part of its Reliability and Power Quality Review. The proposed amendments would enhance the reliability and power quality framework for electricity transmitters by clarifying transmitter obligations related to power quality and updating the power quality standards in the TSC. Stakeholders are invited to provide comments by November 9, 2026.

Ontario Energy Board announces changes to electricity prices for households, small businesses and farms.

The OEB holiday timeout period will be from December 19, 2026 to January 3, 2027. During this period, the OEB will generally avoid issuing decisions and documents that require immediate action from recipients except in instances where it could impact the implementation of January 1st rates or time-sensitive approvals. The OEB will also consider requests by parties to issue documents during the holiday timeout period.

The OEB has released its Gas-Electric Co-ordination Information Sharing progress report, which it submitted to the Minister of Energy and Mines. The report summarizes the progress, modelling best practices and outcomes of the OEB’s gas-electric co-ordination information sharing forum. The report also outlines a targeted and scalable draft framework for gas-electric co-ordination information sharing.

The OEB has issued a letter that provides the calculations for 2027 preliminary Uniform Transmission Rates (UTRs) and facilitates their implementation in applicable 2027 electricity distributor rate applications for distributors with an effective date of January 1, 2027.

The OEB is pleased to share the keynote address delivered by CEO Carolyn Calwell at the Hatch H.G. Acres symposium on October 6, 2026. 

The OEB is pleased to release its 2025-2026 Annual Report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026.

The OEB is hosting a webinar and Q&A session on November 24, 2026, about the Toronto Third Line (TTL) procurement process. The webinar will explain the OEB's regulatory framework for electricity transmitters and how it may interact with the TTL procurement process. Interested parties are invited to register and submit questions in advance.