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The OEB is launching a consultation to set a framework to facilitate the sharing of natural gas and electricity planning information to support energy planning processes. This work will strengthen energy planning, making it more responsive to economic growth and supportive of affordability.

For the fourth year in a row, the OEB is honoured to be recognized as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers.

The OEB holiday timeout period will be from December 20, 2025, to January 4, 2026. During this period, the OEB will generally avoid issuing decisions and documents that require immediate action from recipients except in instances where it could impact the implementation of January 1st rates or time-sensitive approvals. The OEB will also consider requests by parties to issue documents during the holiday timeout period.

The OEB has issued a letter on implementing Item #9 of its 10-point Action Plan. This initiative aims to deliver ongoing savings and efficiencies while reducing regulatory burden for small utilities, as described in the September 2024 Report Back to the Minister on Intervenors and Regulatory Efficiency.

The OEB has issued a letter setting out changes to improve the Transmission Framework for Reliability and Power Quality. Supporting economic development through more reliable transmission services for industrial customers, these changes introduce new Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements and identify updates transmitters will need to make regarding documentation of their reliability-related customer delivery point performance standards. The OEB will also issue proposed Transmission System Code amendments for broader stakeholder comment in the coming months.
 

The OEB is issuing final amendments to the Distribution System Code to establish a margin on payments incentive mechanism for distributors to use third-party DERs to meet a distribution system need. These amendments, effective today, support Ontario’s economic growth by capitalizing on the value of DERs and incentivizing the use of innovative approaches to providing cost-effective service.

The OEB has issued a letter that sets out the process for nominations for Term #3 of the OEB's Adjudicative Modernization Committee.

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 is pleased to release its 2024-2025 Annual Report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025.

The Winter Disconnection Ban is in effect tomorrow, November 15. Residential customers cannot be disconnected by their electricity or natural gas utility for non-payment between the period of November 15, 2025, and April 30, 2026.