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Review of reliability and power quality in the Ontario electricity sector.

The Minister of Energy asked the OEB to report back and advise on the design(s) of an optional enhanced Time-of-Use (TOU) rate to further incent demand-shifting away from peak periods to lower-demand periods.

Integrated Resource Planning is a planning strategy and process that evaluates and compares demand-side and supply-side alternatives to pipeline infrastructure in meeting natural gas system needs.

Consultation on the implementation of Green Button by electricity and gas distributors.

Consultation to renew the OEB's Innovation Sandbox.

Consultation to review EPCOR Natural Gas Limited Partnership’s Annual Update to the five-year natural gas supply plan.

Initiative to review the OEB's intervenor processes and cost awards practices.

Consultation to facilitate the deployment and adoption of innovative and cost-effective solutions, including distributed resources, in ways that enhance value for energy consumers (FEI).

Consultation to review Enbridge Gas Inc.’s Annual Update to the five-year natural gas supply plan.

Initiative to find efficiencies in the rate application process for smaller (less than 20,000 customers) electricity distributors.

Consultation process to undertake a review of the regional planning process that applies to Ontario’s electricity sector.

The Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines asked for the OEB’s support to implement the new COVID-19 Energy Assistance Program - Small Business (CEAP-SB) for small business and charity customers.

Consultation to review EPCOR Natural Gas Limited Partnership’s annual update to the five-year natural gas supply plan.

The Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines asked for the OEB’s support to implement the new COVID-19 Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) for residential customers.

The OEB sought input from stakeholders on the OEB's plan for conducting virtual hearings.

Consultation to develop the rules to implement the time-of-use customer choice initiative.

Consultation on a deferral account, established in relation to the impacts arising from the COVID-19 emergency, approved for all rate-regulated utilities in the electricity and natural gas sectors and OPG.

Ontario announced its intention to further increase access to natural gas by making additional projects eligible for financial support to serve communities that are not currently connected to a natural gas distribution system.

Initiative to review requirements in regard to the connection of distributed energy resources (DERs) by licensed electricity distributors.

Consultation to review Enbridge Gas Inc.'s (Enbridge) five-year natural gas supply plan.

Consultation to consider the next generation DSM framework, with a view to ensuring that the OEB’s approach remains current, responsive to energy efficiency and conservation market developments and consistent with broader government policy.

Consultation to develop a more comprehensive regulatory framework that facilitates investment and operation of DERs on the basis of value to consumers and supports effective DER integration so the benefits of sector evolution can be realized.

Consultation to identify how to remunerate utilities in ways that make them indifferent to traditional or innovative solutions, better supports their pursuit of least cost solutions, strengthens their focus on long-term value and requires them to reflect the impact of sector evolution in their system planning and operations.

Consultation to consider the merits of moving to a single annual natural gas rate application that will include both delivery-related and commodity-related rates from each rate-regulated natural gas distributor.

Initiative to develop Activity and Program-based Benchmarking (APB) to encourage continuous improvement by regulated utilities.