Guidelines For Electricity Distributor CDM

Case number
EB-2012-0003
Launched
Sector
Electricity
Status
Archived
Details

On January 5, 2012, the Board issued for comment a new set of Guidelines for Electricity Distributor Conservation and Demand Management (CDM). The CDM Guidelines provide more specific guidance on certain provisions in the CDM Code and what evidence should be filed by distributors in support of an application for Board-Approved CDM programs. The CDM Guidelines include sections on CDM targets in relation to Time-of-Use pricing and savings resulting from pre-2011 Ontario Power Authority (“OPA”)-Contracted Province-Wide CDM programs; duplication with OPA programs; OPA program establishment; reporting; Board-Approved CDM program types, including low-income programs and educational programs; cost effectiveness; accounting treatment; program evaluation, measurement and verification; program development costs; and, other funding sources for Board-Approved CDM programs. The CDM Guidelines also provide the details on the lost revenue adjustment mechanism (LRAM) that will be effective for the 2011 to 2014 period.

Updates
Updates
Date Issue / Document
April 26, 2012

The Board has issued its Guidelines for Electricity Distributors Conservation and Demand Management (CDM).  They provide guidance on certain provisions in the CDM Code and the type of evidence a distributor should file to support an application for Board-Approved CDM programs.

January 27, 2012

The Board has posted stakeholder comments on the draft Guidelines for Electricity Distributor Conservation and Demand Management.

January 5, 2012

The Board has issued for comment its draft Guidelines for Electricity Distributor Conservation and Demand Management.