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Toronto, ON – Rosemarie Leclair, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) announced today that Christine Long has been appointed as the OEB’s second Vice-Chair. As well, Allison Duff has been appointed as a full-time Board member and Cathy Spoel’s term as a part-time Board...

Toronto, ON – The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) is alerting Ontarians to a possible telephone scam. The OEB has received reports that individuals, claiming to be affiliated with the Ontario Electricity Support Program (OESP), were calling to request access into consumers’ homes. In two incidents last...

Toronto, ON – The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) will be releasing the decision regarding Toronto Hydro’s 2015-2019 rate application at approximately 4 p.m. today. The OEB is making advance copies available for confidential review by parties in a lock-up prior to its public release. The lock-up starts...

Toronto, ON – The new Ontario Electricity Support Program is now accepting applications and will help make electricity more affordable for low-income families. The OESP was developed by the Ontario Energy Board and is designed to lower electricity bills through an on-bill credit. Starting January 1...

Toronto, ON - The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) today released "Giving Ontarians a Voice on Energy East,” a report on its consultation and review of the proposed Energy East Pipeline. At the request of the Minister of Energy, the OEB led an open and impartial review of the potential benefits and...

Toronto, ON - Today, the OEB released its report "Consumers Come First: A Report of the Ontario Energy Board on the Effectiveness of the Energy Consumer Protection Act, 2010.” The report was prepared at the request of the Minister of Energy, and sets out the OEB’s assessment of how well the Energy...

Toronto, ON - Today, the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) announced new time-of-use (TOU) electricity prices for households and small businesses starting May 1. The price is increasing by approximately $5.71 per month on the “Electricity” line, and about 4.6% on the total bill, for a household that...

Toronto, ON - The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) today announced that by the end of 2016, all electricity distributors in Ontario will be required to bill their customers on a monthly basis. The OEB’s announcement comes on the heels of extensive consultation with utilities and consumer advocacy groups...

Toronto –Today, the Ontario Energy Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Amir Shalaby to the Market Surveillance Panel (MSP). Over his 30-year career in Ontario’s electricity industry, Mr. Shalaby has accumulated extensive expertise in power system operations, power system planning, and...

Toronto – Today the Ontario Energy Board announced new electricity prices. The new prices will apply to most households and small businesses starting November 1. When the prices change, the hours for mid-peak and on-peak prices also change to the winter time-of-use hours. The lowest-priced, off-peak...

The Ontario Energy Board is checking with Ontarians on whether people signing retail energy contracts need stronger consumer protection. Hundreds of thousands of residential and small business consumers in Ontario currently have contracts with energy retailers for the supply of their natural gas or...

Toronto – The OEB announced today that it will extend the period for which most Ontario residential customers of Enbridge Gas Distribution are required to pay for unexpected, high prices incurred during the cold winter months. The past winter was one of the longest and coldest on record in Ontario...

Toronto – Today the Ontario Energy Board announced new electricity prices. The new prices will apply to most households and small businesses starting May 1. When the prices change, the hours for mid-peak and on-peak prices also change to the summer time-of-use hours. The lowest-priced, off-peak...

Toronto – The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) today released information about the next phases of its consultation with Ontarians on the impact of TransCanada’s proposed Energy East Pipeline. The Board will hold a series of interactive community discussions along the proposed pipeline route to consult...

Toronto – Ontarians can learn more and share their views on TransCanada Ltd.’s Energy East Pipeline project proposed to transport crude oil from Alberta to New Brunswick. Today, the Ontario Energy Board launched OEB Energy East. The website is the first part of a broad and inclusive consultation...

Toronto – Today the Ontario Energy Board announced new electricity prices. The new prices will apply to most households and small businesses starting November 1. This chart outlines time-of-use prices as of November 1, 2013: Category Time(s) Price Change Off-peak Weekdays 7pm-7am All day weekends...

Toronto – The Ontario Energy Board has chosen Upper Canada Transmission Inc. as the transmitter to complete development work for the East-West Tie Line. The East-West Tie Line is a major new electricity transmission line in Northwestern Ontario. Upper Canada Transmission Inc. is a partnership of...

Toronto – Today the Ontario Energy Board named Glenn Leslie as the new Chair of the Market Surveillance Panel (MSP) and Steve Dorey as a new Panel member effective August 6, 2013. The MSP monitors the province’s electricity markets on a daily basis to identify inappropriate or irregular activities...

Toronto – Blue Power Distributed Energy Corp./morEnergy Savings Corp. (Blue/morEnergy) will pay a $120,000 administrative penalty and give impacted customers the option to cancel contracts which were signed online and not verified afterward. The action is part of a settlement agreement filed by Blue...

Toronto – Today the Ontario Energy Board announced new electricity prices. The new prices apply to most households and small businesses. This chart sums up time-of-use prices as of May 1, 2013: Category Time(s) Price Change Off-peak Weekdays 7pm-7am All day weekends and holidays 6.7¢kWh (+0.4¢) Mid...