Green Button Implementation
Details
The Ontario government has indicated that it intends to move forward with the implementation of Green Button by electricity and natural gas distributors (distributors). Green Button grants households and businesses access to their utility data or authorizes the automatic, secure transfer of their data from their utility to applications or third parties.
Implementation is being considered for the fall with a proposed two-year phase-in period by distributors to allow alignment with planned information technology investments or other business priorities. The Ministry of Energy has asked the OEB to work with distributors, and other stakeholders as appropriate, to support the implementation of Green Button.
The OEB is therefore initiating a consultation which will focus on the need for additional guidance or direction that would assist distributors in order to ensure the timely, efficient and cost-effective implementation of Green Button.
View all documents for this consultation
Green Button Industry-led Working Group (GB IWG)
In its letter of November 17, 2021, OEB staff stated that it would facilitate the establishment of a Green Button industry-led working group (GB IWG) as suggested by members of the OEB’s Green Button Task Force. The GB IWG is a forum for distributors and other interested stakeholders to address issues that arise as distributors go through the process of implementing Green Button during the two-year implementation period. To ensure interested parties are able to access information related to the work of the GB IWG, the OEB will host documents related to the GB IWG here .
Updates
Updates
Date
Issue / Document
February 29, 2024
The OEB has updated its report summary highlighting the implementation of Green Button by distributors.
February 9, 2024
The OEB has updated its report summary highlighting the implementation of Green Button by distributors.
December 1, 2023
The OEB has updated its report summary highlighting the implementation of Green Button by distributors.
November 24, 2023
The OEB has updated its report summary highlighting the implementation of Green Button by distributors.
October 25, 2023
The OEB has updated its report summary highlighting the progress of Green Button-ready distributors as of October 23, 2023.
September 26, 2023
The OEB has updated its quarterly report summary highlighting the progress of Green Button-ready distributors as of August 31, 2023.
September 18, 2023
The OEB has issued guidance to electricity and natural gas distributors related to the terms and conditions between distributors and the third parties that customers may authorize to access their data via Green Button.
June 23, 2023
The OEB has updated its quarterly report summary highlighting the progress of Green Button-ready distributors as of May 31, 2023.
March 20, 2023
To help ensure public awareness of Green Button availability across the province, the OEB is publishing information on electricity and natural gas distributors’ implementation progress. This information is based on quarterly reporting submitted by distributors to the OEB.
February 2, 2023
The OEB has issued a letter providing information on updates to the template for quarterly reporting of Green Button implementation by electricity and natural gas distributors.
November 21, 2022
The OEB has posted a report by the Green Button Industry-led Working Group that was established to support electricity and natural gas distributors in relation to the implementation of Green Button towards the November 1, 2023, deadline. The OEB has also issued a letter that responds to the report.
February 2, 2022
The OEB has issued a letter providing information related to quarterly reporting that is intended to monitor implementation of Green Button by electricity and natural gas distributors.
November 17, 2021
The OEB has issued a letter providing details related to the establishment of an industry-led working group that will support the implementation of Green Button by electricity and natural gas distributors.
November 1, 2021
To support the implementation of Green Button by electricity and natural gas distributors, the OEB has issued a Notice of Amendments to the Retail Settlement Code, a letter setting out OEB staff responses to stakeholder comments on the letter issued October 12, 2021, OEB staff Guidance and an Accounting Order.
October 29, 2021
The OEB has received the following stakeholder comments on the Notice of Proposal to Amend the Retail Settlement Code (RSC) and letter setting out OEB staff draft guidance to support the implementation of Green Button by electricity and natural gas distributors, that were issued October 12, 2021:
October 12, 2021
The OEB has issued a Notice of Proposal to Amend the Retail Settlement Code (RSC) and a Letter setting out OEB staff draft guidance to support the implementation of Green Button by electricity and natural gas distributors.
July 14, 2021
On July 5, 2021, the OEB announced its selection of distributor and consumer representatives invited to participate in a Green Button implementation task force. The OEB took this approach to ensure it can support electricity and natural gas distributors and the sector in keeping with the planned timelines for the implementation of Green Button. The OEB appreciates the response it has received to date from the selected task force members.
By way of this update, the OEB would now like to advise that three further organizations (Rodan Energy Solutions, Screaming Power, Mission:Data) have been added to strengthen the task force with respect to third-party users of Green Button data representation.
The full list of task force members is as follows:
Alectra Utilities Corporation Electricity Distributors Association Enbridge Gas Inc. EPCOR Electricity Distribution Ontario Inc. / EPCOR Natural Gas Limited Partnership Cornwall Street Railway Light & Power Cornerstone Hydro-Electric Concepts Hydro Ottawa Limited Kitchener Utilities London Hydro Inc. Building Owners and Managers Association School Energy Coalition Rodan Energy Solutions Screaming Power Mission:Data Materials from task force meetings will be made available publicly on the OEB Green Button Implementation webpage.
July 5, 2021
The OEB has issued a letter initiating a consultation on the implementation of Green Button by electricity and gas distributors, including composition of a task force to assist the OEB in identifying additional guidance or direction that would support implementation.
Task Force
Date
Issue / Document
September 2, 2021
Meeting #7:
August 26, 2021
Meeting #6:
August 19, 2021
Meeting #5:
August 12, 2021
Meeting #4:
August 5, 2021
Meeting #3:
July 28, 2021
Meeting #2:
July 15, 2021
Meeting #1:
Cost Award Matters
Cost Award Matters
Date
Issue / Document
August 17, 2021
The OEB has issued a Decision on Cost Eligibility.
