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The OEB has released its Report to the Minister of Energy and Mines on the Valuation of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs), which provides recommendations on the regulatory and compensation frameworks to appropriately reflect the system value of DERs. It also considers DER delivery rates that, along with DER compensation, constitute the overall incentives available for DER proponents. This work is aligned with the Ontario government’s goal of keeping energy costs affordable for businesses and families.

The OEB has released A Roadmap for Advancing Distribution System Operator (DSO) Capabilities in Ontario, a report to the Minister of Energy and Mines. The report charts a staged, evidenced-based path to developing a DSO regulatory framework that improves the integration of distributed energy resources, with the goal of supporting timely investments, safeguarding consumer interests and driving economic growth and innovation in the province’s energy sector.

The OEB has published our 2026-2029 Business Plan, which aims to help turn Ontario’s energy advantage into Ontario’s economic advantage.

The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) has published its Annual Compliance Report (Report) for fiscal year 2025/26. The Report highlights how we protect Ontario energy consumers by helping to ensure they receive fair treatment and reliable service. It also outlines the steps the OEB takes to address consumer concerns, monitor energy company performance and take action when problems are identified. Together, these efforts strengthen compliance across the energy sector, support fair treatment of consumers and reinforce confidence in Ontario's energy system.

The OEB has launched a review of select customer service rules applicable to licensed electricity distributors, rate-regulated natural gas distributors and electricity unit sub-meter providers. This review will evaluate whether the current rules continue to provide effective consumer protection, support efficient utility operations and promote consistent customer service requirements across the electricity and natural gas sectors.

The OEB has published a new cost reporting dashboard as part of Item 7 of its 10-Point Action Plan. The dashboard leverages existing application cost data for electricity distribution cost of service applications and transmission revenue requirement applications and reports on applicant, intervenor and OEB adjudicative costs.

The OEB has posted the electricity distributors' 2026 stretch factor assignments for the 2027 Incentive Rate Mechanism (IRM) rate-setting process. The benchmarking details and assignments are published in the Pacific Economics Group (PEG) "Empirical Research in Support of Incentive Rate-Setting: 2025 Benchmarking Update" Report to the Ontario Energy Board.

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 released updated Filing Requirements for electricity distribution and electricity transmission rate applications (Chapter 1). The electricity distribution and electricity transmission Filing Requirements clarify the requirement for when applicants are to provide a letter from the governing body certifying that it is aware of and approves the submission of the application.

The OEB has completed its annual review of the cost award tariff schedule under the Practice Direction on Cost Awards. Following the 2025 update to the fee schedule, the first since 2007, which aligned cost award tariffs with market rates, the OEB has determined that no changes to the tariff schedule are required at this time.