Wataynikaneyap Power LP (Wataynikaneyap Power) owns and operates approximately 1742 kilometres of electricity transmission lines in northwestern Ontario (Transmission System). A portion of the Transmission System reinforces service to Pickle Lake (Line to Pickle Lake). The remainder of the Transmission System provides service to remote First Nations north of Pickle Lake and north of Red Lake (Remote Connection Lines). Electricity distribution service in the remote First Nations is provided by Hydro One Remote Communities Inc. (HORCI). Wataynikaneyap Power has applied to the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) for approval to change its electricity transmission rates and fixed monthly charges to HORCI effective January 1, 2027. The application seeks orders approving the following:
- A total transmission revenue requirement of approximately $149 million for the 2027 test year effective January 1, 2027 consisting of:
- Approximately $32 million to be recovered through Uniform Transmission Rates for the Line to Pickle Lake
- Approximately $117 million to be recovered through fixed monthly charges to HORCI for the Remote Connection Lines
- Implementation of a Revenue Cap Incentive Rate-setting framework for the 2028–2031 period, under which the approved 2027 revenue requirement will be adjusted annually based on inflation less an amount intended to promote productivity improvements
- Establishment of an Earnings Sharing Mechanism whereby earnings more than a specified threshold will be shared with rate payers
- The disposition, continuation, and discontinuation of certain deferral and variance accounts
If the application is approved as filed, the monthly bill of a typical residential customer and a typical general service customer would decrease by the following amounts:
| Residential (750 kWh) | -$0.05 per month |
| General Service less than 50kW (2,000 kWh) | -$0.15 per month |
Type: Rates
This application will be heard using the Cost-Based <$500 million Revenue Requirement performance standard (pdf). View an expanded timeline (pdf) of the procedural steps for this Rates application.
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