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The OEB has posted Price Comparison templates for Natural Gas Contracts for EPCOR valid from April 1 - June 30, 2025.
The OEB has issued a Decision and Order which sets the cost of capital parameters for 2025 cost-based rate applications and updates the methodology for future mechanistic updates. Other matters addressed include the 2025 Quarter 2 prescribed accounting interest rates applicable to the carrying charges of deferral, variance and construction work in progress accounts.
The OEB has updated its performance standards for Mergers, Acquisitions, Amalgamations and Divestitures (MAADs) applications filed on or after April 1, 2025. These changes are intended to provide greater certainty about application processing timelines, and to measure the OEB’s performance with the objective of continuous improvement.
The OEB has issued the final Notice of Amendments to the Retail Settlement Code (RSC) and the Standard Supply Service Code (SSSC) that are intended to facilitate the implementation of the Market Renewal Program (MRP) and will come into force on the date the MRP goes live. The Notice also provides guidance to electricity distributors related to the new term to use on the electricity bills of non-Regulated Price Plan consumers to replace the Hourly Ontario Energy Price.
The OEB has approved changes to the prices EPCOR will charge its customers for natural gas effective April 1, 2025.
The OEB has approved changes to the prices Enbridge will charge its customers for natural gas effective April 1, 2025.
The OEB has posted Price Comparison templates for Natural Gas Contracts for Kitchener Utilities valid from April 1, 2025.
The OEB has posted Price Comparison templates for Natural Gas Contracts for Enbridge valid from April 1 - June 30, 2025.
Today, the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) Board of Directors announced Damien A. Côté as its next Chief Commissioner.
The OEB is establishing a generic deferral and variance account – the Extended Horizons Variance Account. This account allows rate-regulated electricity distributors to record the incremental revenue requirement impacts resulting from reductions in the forecasted customer capital contributions embedded in distribution rates as the result of extended connection horizon and revenue horizon for housing developments. The account is effective November 18, 2024.