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Consumer Alert: Protect your personal information – OESP does not solicit door-to-door

The OEB has posted a letter from the Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, with the support of the Associate Minister of Energy, asking the OEB to examine and report back on potential natural gas expansion projects. The OEB’s report will be an input to assist the government in making a determination on future expansion projects. This letter was issued under section 35 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998.

The OEB has published the 2020 Quarter 1 prescribed accounting interest rates applicable to the carrying charges of deferral, variance and construction work in progress (CWIP) accounts of natural gas utilities, electricity distributors and other rate-regulated entities.

The OEB has issued further guidance to licensees regarding implementation of the Ontario Electricity Rebate.

The OEB has issued a letter that provides accounting guidance for changes to the Ontario Rebate for Electricity Consumers Act, 2016, RPP Settlement, and resuming the Final RPP Variance Settlement.

The OEB has accepted an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance from Elexicon Energy Inc. following an OEB inspection into the company’s disconnection practices. The inspection found that Elexicon Energy Inc. did not comply with certain regulatory requirements for disconnection. This reflects the OEB’s commitment to protecting consumers by ensuring that regulated companies fulfill all of their regulatory requirements prior to disconnecting a customer.

The OEB has issued the Input Price Index of 2.0% to be used as the inflation adjustment for rates adjusted through the Price Cap IR and Annual Index plans for electricity distribution rates effective in 2020.

The OEB has issued a letter which sets out the Cost of Capital Parameter Updates for Cost of Service Applications with Rates effective in 2020.

The OEB has issued a letter providing notice of its approach to addressing accounting or other errors in respect to certain "pass-through" variance accounts after final disposition.

The OEB has posted Price Comparison templates for Electricity Contracts valid from November 1, 2019 to April 30, 2020.