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Ontario Energy Board sets new electricity prices for households and small businesses.

The OEB has accepted an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance from PUC Distribution Inc., a licensed electricity distributor, following an inspection into the company’s disconnection practices. The inspection found that PUC Distribution Inc. did not comply with certain regulatory requirements for...

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...

The OEB has accepted an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance from ONIT Energy Ltd., a licensed electricity retailer, following an inspection into the company’s sales practices. The inspection found that ONIT Energy Ltd. did not comply with certain regulatory requirements for energy retailing. This...

Effective immediately, the OEB is prohibiting electricity distributors from issuing disconnection notices to residential customers for the duration of the provincewide stay-at-home measures that took effect on April 8, 2021.

The OEB is posting the Activity and Program-based Benchmarking (APB) results of 10 programs published in a Pacific Economics Group report to the OEB following a request for data from electricity distributors. The OEB plans to host a stakeholder meeting on May 6, 2021 to discuss the initiative and...

The OEB has adopted new performance standards for processing Leave to Construct and Motion to Review applications to take effect April 1, 2021.

The OEB has approved changes to the prices Enbridge and EPCOR will charge its customers for natural gas effective April 1, 2021.

The OEB has posted Price Comparison templates for Natural Gas Contracts for Enbridge and EPCOR valid from April 1 - June 30, 2021.

The OEB has issued a letter setting out proposed priority workstreams to be undertaken in the near term and the approach to work in the Sector Evolution consultations: Utility Remuneration (EB-2018-0287) and Responding to Distributed Energy Resources (EB-2018-0288). The letter also announces the...

The OEB has posted the updated electricity supply mix data information for 2020. As per Ontario Regulation 416/99 made under the OEB Act, and the OEB’s Directive, this information is required to be disclosed to Ontario consumers.

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...

To simplify requirements for licensed electricity distributors, the OEB is making improvements to the Reporting and Record-keeping Requirements (RRR) and has identified changes to the Electricity Distributor Scorecard.

The OEB has posted its report on the 2019 results of LEAP Emergency Financial Assistance (LEAP EFA).

The OEB has published the 2021 Quarter 2 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 accepted an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance from Essex Powerlines Corporation following a self-report by the company regarding non-compliance with the regulatory requirements for disconnection. The OEB is committed to protecting consumers by ensuring that regulated companies fulfill...

Beginning February 23, 2021, residential and small business customers will resume paying Time-of-Use and Tiered pricing under the Regulated Price Plan at prices that were set by the Ontario Energy Board on December 15, 2020.

Electricity distributors and other regulated entities are reminded that the fixed pricing of 8.5 ¢/kWh for Regulated Price Plan (RPP) consumers will expire at the end of the day on February 22, 2021. At the beginning of the day on February 23, 2021, RPP consumers will return to Time-of-Use and...

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...

The OEB has issued a reminder to all licensed entities and stakeholders about its regulatory standard hours of operations, as well as a list of the OEB office closures for 2021.

The OEB has re-issued the January 1, 2021 – April 30, 2021 Price Comparison templates for Electricity Contracts (non-residential only) due to a formatting error. Electricity retailers should begin using the updated Price Comparison templates as soon as possible and in any case, no later than...