Background Materials to OEB Staff draft Rate Handbook
August 27, 1999


This list updates Exhibit No. 3 filed in the Hearing of Motion in RP-1999-0034 on August 24, 1999.

  1. Letter announcing Development of PBR for Regulated Energy Utilities in Ontario, attachment of OEB Draft Policy on Performance Based Regulation (Ontario Energy Board letter dated October 2, 1998, letter: Letter_Oct_2_98.PDF, Attachment: Draft_Policy.PDF)

  2. Letter on Consultation of the Board's Performance Based Regulation Initiative, with as attachments, Performance Based Regulation (PBR) Issues List and PBR Options for Electricity Distribution in Ontario (OEB Staff, October 16, 1998, letter and Issues List: Consultation_letter.PDF, PBR Options Paper: PBR_for_Elec_Distr.PDF)

  3. [Summary of] Initial Written Comments Received in Response to Ontario Energy Board, October 16, Issues List (Hagler Bailly, November 1998, Oeb11-18-98.PDF).

  4. Performance-Based Ratemaking Educational Seminar (Frank Cronin and Mike King, Hagler Bailly for OEB, October 29, 1998, October_29_educational_seminar.PDF)

  5. Letter announcing stakeholdering process with attachment of Performance Based Regulation Framework for Electricity Distributors in Ontario (OEB Staff Report, December 17, 1998, letter: Dec_17_98_letter.PDF, Attachment: PBRFramework_Dec2198.PDF and Appendix_B.PDF.

  6. A Discussion Paper on the Determination of Return on Equity and Return on Rate Base for Electricity Distribution Utilities in Ontario (Prepared for the OEB by Dr. William T. Cannon, December 1998, ROEfinal3.pdf ).

  7. Draft Guidelines on a Formula-Based Return on Common Equity for Regulated Utilities (Ontario Energy Board, March 1997). (Referred to in the first paragraph of Section 5.1 of document 6.) PO3APPA.PDF .

  8. PBR Data Requirements (Letter from OEB Staff, January 22, 1999) Data_requirement.PDF.

  9. Clarification and Modification of PBR Data Requirement (OEB Staff, January 27, 1999) Clarification_and_modification_to_PBR.PDF ).

  10. Performance Based Regulation (PBR) Performance Indicators (OEB Staff letter, March 18, 1999), with attached surveys on Customer Service and Reliability., Performance_survey_letter.PDF , Customer_Service_Survey.PDF , Reliability_Survey.PDF.

  11. Report of the Ontario Energy Board Performance-Based Regulation Distribution Rates Task Force (May 18, 1999, distrate.pdf)

  12. Report of the Ontario Energy Board Performance-Based Regulation Implementation Task Force (May 18, 1999, implemnt.pdf)

  13. Report of the Ontario Energy Board Performance-Based Regulation Cap Mechanism Task Force (May 18, 1999, Capmech.pdf)

  14. Report of the Ontario Energy Board Performance-Based Regulation Yardstick Task Force (May 18, 1999, yardstick.pdf)

  15. The minutes of the meetings of the Task Forces are also available from the web sites as well. The minutes, along with the final reports, are under each Task Force. Task Force Documents).

  16. Ontario Energy Board Staff Proposed Electric Distribution Rate Handbook (June 30, 1999), Handbook0.html). The sections of the draft Rate Handbook are available as Adobe Acrobat documents, suitable for printing.

  17. Productivity and Price Performance for Electric Distributors in Ontario (Prepared for OEB Staff by F.J. Cronin, M. King and E. Colleran, PHB Hagler Bailly Consulting, July 6, 1999, ppp0.html).

  18. Interstate Commerce Commission, Ex Parte No. 290 (November, 1980) (referenced in footnote 2 of document 16.)
    • An electronic version of the document is not available.

  19. Interstate Commerce Commission, Ex Parte No. 290 (January, 1985) (referenced in footnote 3 of document 16)
    • An electronic version of the document is not available.

  20. Ontario Hydro Statistical Yearbook (referenced at top of page 9 of document 16) (known at the Ontario Hydro Municipal Electrical Utility Financial & Statistical Summary for 1993 to 1997. The Yearbooks/Summaries were used for the years 1988 to 1997 inclusive.]
    • Electronic versions of the referenced documents are not available.

  21. Statistics Canada, Industry Price Indices, 62-011-XPB [re: references to IPPI or Industrial Product Price Index in document 16 at page 9. The IPPI was downloaded direct from Statistics Canada's Cansim database. There is a charge from Statistics Canada for such access.] This is a copyrighted document that can be purchased from Statistics Canada or from authorized distributors. A list of authorized distributors is available at http://www.statcan.ca:80/english/reference/books.htm .

  22. Supplement to the Ontario Energy Board Staff Proposed Electric Distribution Rate Handbook June 30, 1999 (August 12, 1999, supplement.html)

  23. Table 4-2.xls (posted August 12, 1999, supplement_table42.htm )

  24. Accounting Procedures Handbook for Electric Distribution Utilities (1999 May, Ontario Energy Board). Available from the Ontario Energy Board: http://www.oeb.gov.on.ca/Cases/aph/APH.pdf.

  25. Ontario Energy Board PBR Discussion forum (The PBR Discussion Forum is now closed. Board staff would like to thank participants for their inputs and comments.).

  26. Generic presentation used in the July 1999 information sessions in Toronto, Thunder Bay, London and Kingston. The complete presentation is composed of four separate presentations, by topic:
  27. Spreadsheet for Appendix A of draft Rate Handbook developed according to the methodology of Appendix A and description in section 3.15 of the Report of the Ontario Energy Board Performance-Based Regulation Distribution Rates Task Force (see also document 10). Forthcoming.

  28. Spreadsheet from Whitby PUC for assessing Market-Based Rate of Return and Tax Implications on Utility Rates. Methodology as described in section 4 of Report of the Ontario Energy Board Performance-Based Regulation Distribution Rates Task Force (see also document 10). Forthcoming.

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