Here is a list of current major applications from utilities that may be of interest to consumers including:
Requests to change electricity distribution, transmission or natural gas distribution rates
Requests to change corporate ownership structure, e.g. to merge with another company or to sell their assets (Mergers, Acquisitions, Amalgamations and Divestures, or MAADs)
Requests to construct electricity or natural gas infrastructure like wires or pipelines (Leave to Construct)
Hydro One Networks Inc. (Hydro One) is asking the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) for permission to expropriate interests in certain lands near the City of Port Colborne. Hydro One says that the expropriation is needed so that it may continue to operate and maintain existing transmission lines that are located on the lands. The existing transmission lines were originally constructed in the 1960s and form part of the Independent Electricity System Operator controlled transmission grid.
On February 11, 2025, Newmarket-Tay Power Distribution Ltd. (NT Power) filed an application with the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) under section 78 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998. The application seeks approval to dispose of certain legacy Group 2 deferral and variance account (DVA) balances and to consolidate all DVAs for its two rate zones, the Midland rate zone and the Newmarket-Tay rate zone.
Enbridge Gas Inc. has applied to the Ontario Energy Board for approval to increase the maximum operating pressures (MOPs) in its Kimball-Colinville Storage Pool and its Bickford Storage Pool. Both pools are located in the Township of St. Clair in the County of Lambton. Increasing the MOPs of the pools will allow Enbridge Gas to increase the storage capacity of the pools. The additional storage capacity will be sold to third parties as part of the Enbridge Gas unregulated storage business.
Hydro One Networks Inc. (Hydro One) is asking the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) for permission to expropriate interests in certain lands between the Municipality of Shuniah and the Town of Atikokan in Ontario, to construct and operate a new 230 kilovolt double-circuit transmission line between Lakehead Transformer Station (TS) and Mackenzie TS (Project).
Enbridge Gas Inc. is asking the Ontario Energy Board for approval of a new natural gas demand side management (conservation) plan, effective January 1, 2026, and the conservation programs that would be offered to customers under the plan in the years 2026 to 2030. Enbridge Gas Inc. is asking the Ontario Energy Board to approve the conservation program budget of $251.9 million which escalates over the 5-year term to $423.0 million in 2030. The proposed conservation plan consists of programming for residential, income qualified, commercial, industrial, and large volume customers.
If the application is approved as filed, a typical residential customer and a typical general service customer of Atikokan Hydro Inc. would see the following changes effective May 1, 2025:
Residential (750 kWh)
($3.63) per month
General Service less than 50kW (2,000 kWh)
($0.82) per month
Other customers, including businesses, will also be affected. It’s important to review the application carefully to determine whether you may be affected by the proposed changes.
If the application is approved as filed, a typical residential customer and a typical general service customer of Greater Sudbury Hydro Inc. would see the increases shown in the table below. Among other requests, Greater Sudbury Hydro Inc. is proposing to determine fixed charges on a 30-day basis rather than a monthly basis, to align with its billing system.
If the application is approved as filed, a typical residential customer and a typical general service customer of Hydro 2000 Inc. would see the following increase effective May 1, 2025:
Residential (750 kWh)
$10.49 per month
General Service less than 50kW (2,000 kWh)
$14.00 per month
Other customers, including businesses, will also be affected. It’s important to review the application carefully to determine whether you may be affected by the proposed changes.
Enbridge Gas Inc. has applied to increase its natural gas rates effective April 1, 2025, to recover costs associated with meeting its obligations under the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act and the regulations under the Ontario Emissions Performance Standards, as well as to recover other related account balances. If the application is approved as filed, a typical residential customer of Enbridge Gas Inc. would see the following total annual increase:
Enbridge Gas Inc. (Enbridge Gas) has applied under section 95 (1) of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 (OEB Act) for an exemption from the requirement to obtain leave to construct approximately 1.6 km of natural gas pipeline and related assets (Project). The Project consists of:
Enbridge Gas Inc. has applied to dispose of certain deferral and variance account balances.
Enbridge Gas Inc. (Enbridge Gas) has applied to the Ontario Energy Board for approval to dispose of amounts recorded in certain 2022 deferral and variance accounts related to its delivery of natural gas conservation and energy efficiency programs. If the application is approved as filed, Enbridge Gas says that typical residential customers would see the following one-time changes as soon as April 1, 2025:
Welland Hydro-Electric System Corp. has applied to change its electricity distribution rates and other charges.
If the application is approved as filed, a typical residential customer and a typical general service customer of Welland Hydro-Electric System Corp. would see the following change effective May 1, 2025:
Enbridge Gas Inc. has applied to dispose of the balances of certain deferral and variance accounts.
If the application is approved as filed, then a typical residential customer and a typical general service customer of Enbridge Gas Inc. would see the following one-time billing adjustments, effective January 1, 2025:
EGD Rate Zone (former Enbridge Gas Distribution Inc. customers)
Enbridge Gas Inc. has applied for approval to construct approximately 1,615 metres of natural gas pipelines and related assets to accommodate the construction of the Ontario Line Subway Transit Project, which is a collaboration between the Province of Ontario, the City of Toronto, and Metrolinx.
Essex Powerlines has applied to change its electricity distribution rates and to establish a new deferral account. If the application is approved as filed, a typical residential customer and a typical general service customer of Essex Powerlines Corporation (Essex Powerlines) would see the following increase effective January 1, 2025:
Enbridge Gas has applied for approval of rates for the sale, distribution, transmission, and storage of gas commencing January 1, 2024. Enbridge Gas has also applied for approval of an incentive rate-making mechanism (IRM) for the years from 2025 to 2028. This is the first cost-based rate application for Enbridge Gas since the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) approved the amalgamation of Enbridge Gas Distribution and Union Gas.
The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) is commencing a hearing on its own motion to consider the methodology for determining the values of the cost of capital parameters and deemed capital structure to be used to set rates for electricity transmitters, electricity distributors, natural gas utilities, and Ontario Power Generation Inc. The methodology for determining the OEB’s prescribed interest rates and matters related to the OEB’s Cloud Computing Deferral Account will also be considered, including what type of interest rate, if any, should apply to this deferral account.
Ontario Power Generation Inc. has applied to dispose of the balances of certain deferral and variance accounts and for changes relating to impacts from the Independent Electricity System Operator’s Market Renewal Program on prescribed generating facilities.
Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited has applied to the Ontario Energy Board with a plan to set the amount it charges for electricity distribution in each of the five years beginning on January 1, 2025 and ending on December 31, 2029. Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited is also applying to clear several deferral and variance accounts by rate riders in each of these years. As part of this application, Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited has proposed a rate-setting formula and related elements that would set its distribution rates over this period.
Enbridge Gas has applied for approval of rates for the sale, distribution, transmission, and storage of gas commencing January 1, 2024. Enbridge Gas has also applied for approval of an incentive rate-making mechanism (IRM) for the years from 2025 to 2028. This is the first cost-based rate application for Enbridge Gas since the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) approved the amalgamation of Enbridge Gas Distribution and Union Gas.
The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) is commencing Phase 2 of a hearing on its own motion to consider various issues related to Ontario’s Uniform Transmission Rates (UTRs). These issues have been identified in the years since Ontario’s UTR framework was established in Hydro One’s first rate application proceeding in 2000, and implemented in 2002 following the opening of Ontario’s electricity market.
