Electricity Distribution System Reliability Standards

Case number
EB-2010-0249
Launched
Sector
Electricity
Status
Archived
Details

The Ontario Energy Board identified an initiative to develop system reliability standards for electricity distributors.

The project considered the establishment of system reliability measures and performance standards.

Updates
Updates
Date Issue / Document
September 18, 2013

Board staff has issued a letter announcing the the commencement of an electricity distribution reliability standards initiative.

This initiative will focus on the establishment of specific performance standards for the existing system reliability measures (SAIDI and SAIFI). This initiative will also work on the development and implementation of new customer specific reliability measures (e.g. customers experiencing multiple interruptions), and the monitoring of momentary outages.

June 13, 2013

The Board has issued a Notice of Amendments to section 2.1.4.2 of the Electricity Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements. These amendments will implement new and revised reporting requirements related to system reliability.

April 23, 2013

The Board has received the following submissions on the Notice of Proposed Amendments.

March 20, 2013

The Board has issued a Notice of Proposed Amendments to section 2.1.4.2 of the Electricity Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements. These amendments will implement new and revised reporting requirements related to system reliability.

The Board also issued a Board Staff Report which provides an overview of the results of consultations held with stakeholders on system reliability reporting.

January 25, 2012

Board staff issued a letter inviting a small group of distributors and other interested parties to form a Reliability Data Working Group.

January 4, 2012

Board staff posted written comments received in response to staff questions relating to the consistency of distribution system reliability data used by distributors across the province.

November 23, 2011

Board staff has issued a letter outlining Phase 2 in the initiative to develop system reliability standards for electricity distributors. The purpose of this stage will be to facilitate the consistency of the reliability data used by distributors across the province. Staff also wishes to invite a small group of distributors and other interested parties to form a Reliability Data Working Group.

March 31, 2011

The Board has issued a letter outlining the next stage in the initiative to develop system reliability standards for electricity distributors. This letter is issued along with a Board Staff Report to the Board which documents the recent consultation on the development of system reliability standards and sets out Board staff’s recommendations to the Board.

November 4, 2010

The Board has posted stakeholder submissions regarding system reliability issues discussed at the October 15, 2010 stakeholder conference.

October 10, 2010

The following is material that will be presented at the OEB’s system reliability stakeholder conference on October 15, 2010.

October 7, 2010

The Board has issued a letter providing further details regarding the stakeholder conference being held on Friday October 15th, including a list of issues to be discussed. This letter also provides an overview of the results of customer surveys the Board has completed and a summary of distributors’ responses to questions that were posed in the August 23, 2010 announcement. 

September 22, 2010

The Board has posted distributor responses to questions regarding their current system reliability practices, posed in the Board’s August 23, 2010 letter.

August 23, 2010

The Board today issued a letter introducing an initiative to develop system reliability standards for electricity distributors. This letter poses a number of questions that the Board requests electricity distributors answer regarding their current system reliability practices.

Cost Award Matters
Cost Award Matters
Date Issue / Document
December 11, 2015

The OEB has issued its Decision and Order on Cost Awards.

September 3, 2015

The OEB has issued a Notice of Hearing for Cost Awards.

October 2, 2013

The Board has issued its Decision on Cost Eligibility in relation to participation in the 2013 Reliability Working Group.

April 5, 2013

The Board has issued its Notice of Hearing for Cost Awards regarding Phase Two of this initiative.

February 21, 2012

The Board has issued its Decision and Order on Cost Awards

February 3, 2012

The Board has issued its Decision on Cost Eligibility in relation to Phase 2 this initiative.

November 29, 2011

The Board has issued its Notice of Hearing for Cost Awards regarding the initial phase of this system reliability consultation.

October 1, 2010

The Board has issued its Decision on Cost Eligibility in relation to this initiative.

September 13, 2010

The Board has posted requests for cost eligibility.