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The OEB has approved changes to the prices Enbridge and EPCOR will charge its customers for natural gas effective January 1, 2026.

The OEB has posted Price Comparison templates for Natural Gas Contracts for Enbridge and EPCOR valid from January 1 - March 31, 2026.

The OEB has added a Forecast of Major Applications to its case schedule section, showing proceedings expected to be decided by a Panel of Commissioners through December 31, 2026. The forecast covers certain major applications only, provides estimated filing dates and timelines, and is updated quarterly as a rolling 12-month schedule. View the forecast and current schedules:

The OEB has posted Price Comparison templates for Natural Gas Contracts for Kitchener Utilities valid from January 1, 2026.

The OEB has issued a letter that sets out a preliminary schedule of cost of service filers for the 2027 to 2030 rate years and establishes important filing and notification deadlines.

The OEB has issued a Notice of Final Amendments to the Distribution System Code, along with a letter that outlines the changes to the Distributed Energy Resources Connection Procedures. Effective May 1, 2026, these changes aim to lower connection barriers, reduce costs, improve timelines, broaden customer choice and enhance transparency, consistency and efficiency. They align with objectives of Ontario’s Integrated Energy Plan, released in June 2025.

The OEB has released an updated variance settlement factor that is to be used by electricity distributors to calculate a one-time credit or charge for consumers who choose to stop purchasing electricity through the Regulated Price Plan. This factor is called the "Final RPP Variance Settlement Factor" and is updated on the OEB website monthly.

The OEB has issued a Staff Discussion Paper on Gas-Electric Co-ordination Information Sharing, inviting feedback on the design of a gas-electric information sharing framework. The paper also outlines the OEB’s plans to establish a co-ordination forum to discuss the framework’s design as part of broader efforts to strengthen energy planning, making it more responsive to economic growth and supportive of affordability.

The OEB has issued a letter from CEO Carolyn Calwell outlining early thinking in response to the Protect Ontario by Securing Affordable Energy for Generations Act, 2025, including initial steps to implement its new economic growth objective to align our policy work with Ontario’s economic potential.

The OEB has released updated Filing Requirements for 2027 electricity distribution rate applications (Chapters 1, 2, and 5), and transmission leave-to-construct (LTC) applications (Chapter 4), as well as an updated transmission LTC leave-to-construct issues list. The electricity distribution rates Filing Requirements reflect updates to small distributor process eligibility, retail transmission service rates, vulnerability assessments and system hardening and new expectations for multiple demand scenario analysis required by the Integrated Energy Plan. Both distribution rates and transmission LTC filing requirement updates reflect expectations regarding the OEB’s new objective of regulating the electricity sector in a manner that supports economic growth, consistent with the policies of the Government of Ontario.