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The OEB has published the 2019 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 posted a new Memorandum of Understanding with the Competition Bureau to contribute to the improved delivery of our respective mandates.

The OEB has approved changes to the prices Enbridge, EPCOR and Union will charge its customers for natural gas effective January 1, 2019.

The OEB has posted Price Comparison templates for Natural Gas Contracts for Enbridge, EPCOR and Union valid from January 1 - March 31, 2019.

The OEB has posted the Market Surveillance Panel’s report on the Industrial Conservation Initiative.

As part of Phase 1 of the Customer Service Rules Review, the OEB has issued a Notice of Proposal to Amend Codes and a Rule, and a Notice of Hearing: Review of Non-Payment of Account Service Charges for Electricity and Natural Gas Distributors.

The OEB has issued a Notice of Amendments to the Distribution System Code (DSC) and the Transmission System Code (TSC), which are aimed at ensuring the Cost Responsibility rules for load customers in the TSC and DSC are better aligned and facilitate the implementation of Regional Plans. The OEB has...

The OEB has posted the Market Surveillance Panel’s report on its investigation into the electricity trade agreement between the Ontario IESO and Hydro-Québec.

The OEB is reviewing the LEAP EFA and is encouraging consumers to have their say. The program provides a one-time financial grant to eligible lower-income customers who face disconnection because they’ve fallen behind on their bills.

The OEB has issued a letter with the adopted Cyber Security Readiness Report & Amendments to the Electricity Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements.

The OEB has issued its final report on Energy Retailer Service Charges.

The OEB has issued its Report of the Ontario Energy Board: Mid-Term Review of the Demand Side Management (DSM) Framework for Natural Gas Distributors (2015-2020).

The OEB has issued the Input Price Index of 1.5% 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 2019.

The OEB has issued a letter which sets out the Cost of Capital Parameter Updates for Cost of Service Applications with Rates effective in 2019.

The Advisory Committee on Innovation submitted its report to the Chair of the OEB, providing recommendations on advancing its regulatory work to meet the demands of the evolving energy sector. As a next step, the OEB invites stakeholders to a session on January 16, 2019 to discuss the contents of...

Consumer Alert: Consumers warned against apparent energy rebate scam

The OEB is reminding households and small businesses that the winter time-of-use (TOU) hours for the Regulated Price Plan (RPP) begin on November 1. The RPP prices themselves are not changing.

The OEB has posted Price Comparison templates for Natural Gas Contracts for Utilities Kingston valid from November 1, 2018.

The OEB has issued its Report of the Ontario Energy Board: Framework for the Assessment of Distributor Gas Supply Plans (Framework). The Framework sets out guiding principles, criteria and the OEB’s process for review and assessment of a natural gas distributor’s plan to determine whether the plan...

The OEB is initiating Phase 2 of the review of customer service rules for electricity distributors, rate-regulated natural gas distributors and unit sub-meter providers.

The OEB has issued a bulletin providing guidance to electricity distributors on three related issues concerning the Industrial Conservation Initiative (ICI) for the purpose of billing Global Adjustment (GA) charges.

The OEB is launching an initiative to develop Activity and Program Based Benchmarking (APB) to encourage continuous improvement by regulated utilities.

The OEB has posted updated supply mix data with information from 2017. As per Ontario Regulation 416/99 made under the OEB Act, and the Board’s Directive, this information is required to be disclosed to Ontario consumers.

The OEB has published the 2017 Scorecards of Electricity Distributors. The scorecard measures how well Ontario’s electricity distributors are performing each year.

The OEB has initiated a review of the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program Emergency Financial Assistance (LEAP EFA).