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The OEB has published the 2021 Quarter 4 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. There is no change to the...

The OEB has accepted an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance from Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities Inc. The Assurance responds to non-compliance related to electricity bills issued based on individually metered usage without a unit sub-meter licence as required by the OEB.

The OEB has released the 2020 Yearbooks of Electricity and Natural Gas Distributors. The Yearbooks provide interested parties and the general public with financial and operational information collected from distributors.

The Province of Ontario has recently appointed Curt Allen, Marika Hare and Geoff Owen to the OEB’s Board of Directors. They join Chair Richard Dicerni, along with existing Board members John Knubley, Gerald Moncrief, Glenn O’Farrell and Marie Oswald. With these new members, the Board will continue...

The Market Surveillance Panel has submitted to the OEB its Monitoring Report on Ontario's wholesale electricity market.

The OEB has posted the electricity distributors’ 2021 stretch factor assignments for the 2022 Incentive Rate Mechanism (IRM) rate-setting process. The benchmarking details and assignments are published in the Pacific Economics Group “Empirical Research in Support of Incentive Rate-Setting: 2020...

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...

Consumer Alert: Beware of continuing email and online rebate scams pretending to be from or endorsed by the Ontario Energy Board

The OEB is commencing a proceeding on its own motion to consider the inflation factor to be used to set rates for electricity transmitters and electricity and natural gas distributors for the year 2022.

The OEB has issued a Notice of Proposal to Amend the Distribution System Code regarding connection of distributed energy resources (DERs) to local electricity distribution systems. The proposed amendments, which have been developed based on input from the OEB’s DER Connections Review Working Group...

The OEB has accepted an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance from Cytec Canada Inc. The Assurance responds to non-compliance related to operation in the wholesale market without a licence.

In keeping with steps we are taking to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of regulatory proceedings, we have posted a revised version of our Rules of Practice and Procedure. The revisions are related to Rules 40-43 dealing with motions to review, and certain administrative updates relating to...

The OEB has accepted an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance from Enbridge Gas Inc., a gas distributor, following an inspection into the company’s disconnection-related practices. The inspection found that Enbridge Gas Inc. did not comply with certain regulatory requirements for disconnection notices...

The OEB has issued a letter informing all rate-regulated electricity and gas distributors about an adjustment to their July 2021 OEB cost assessment invoices. The letter explains that funds from administrative monetary penalties collected by the OEB in regards to compliance matters have been used to...

The OEB has accepted an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance from Air Products Canada Ltd. The Assurance responds to non-compliance related to operation in the wholesale market without a licence.

The OEB has issued a letter initiating a consultation on the implementation of Green Button by electricity and gas distributors, including composition of a task force to assist the OEB in identifying additional guidance or direction that would support implementation.

Consumer Alert: Beware of rebate scams pretending to be from or endorsed by the Ontario Energy Board

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

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

The OEB’s next step in implementing and operationalizing the OEB Stakeholder Engagement Framework is the establishment of a new standing committee, the Adjudicative Modernization Committee, that can be called upon to provide early advice to senior management and the Chief Commissioner and serve as a...

In order to better facilitate innovation, the OEB is initiating a consultation to renew its Innovation Sandbox.