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The OEB has refreshed its System Reliability Dashboard with updated visualizations to improve clarity on reliability trends.

The OEB has issued a letter regarding the implementation of Item #2 of its 10-point Action Plan. This initiative introduces a $20,000 intervenor budget cap for cost of service applications from distributors with fewer than 30,000 customers, subject to the OEB’s discretion. The cap encourages intervenors to plan and manage their activities within a defined budget. This change supports more efficient, predictable participation and will be communicated to intervenors in Procedural Order No. 1 for applicable cases.

The OEB has issued a new CEO Policy, made under section 13.1 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, as amended by Bill 40. The policy directs OEB staff to identify portions of Energy for Generations: Ontario’s Integrated Plan to Power the Strongest Economy in the G7 (June 2025) that are relevant to the matters in issue in the proceeding. This policy applies to applications filed on or after January 30, 2026.

The OEB has announced the membership for the third term of its Adjudicative Modernization Committee (AMC). The AMC will continue providing early advice on adjudicative practices, regulatory guidance, and procedural approaches that strengthen the effectiveness, efficiency and transparency of OEB proceedings.

The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) is pleased to launch the Centralized Capacity Information Map (CCIM). The CCIM provides a unified view of electricity distributors’ available capacity to accommodate potential customer loads and distributed energy resource hosting capacity for new generating facilities. Additionally, it supports the Government’s vision to deliver affordable, secure, reliable and clean energy that enables economic growth across Ontario. It also provides interested stakeholders with consistent capacity information across the province’s distribution networks – actionable business intelligence that can help to drive investment and economic growth in Ontario.

The OEB has posted Price Comparison templates for Natural Gas Contracts for Utilities Kingston valid from February 1 - April 30, 2026. 

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 cost of service models for 2027 electricity distribution rate applications. Training materials from the September 2025 sessions are now available. An overview of the model changes will be provided during the 2027 Cost of Service Filing Requirements webinar (Orientation Session). The date will be announced to stakeholders later.

The OEB is launching the Next Generation Rate Framework consultation, an integrated approach to work related to utility remuneration. This work aims to ensure continuous improvement in the OEB’s performance-based approach to utility remuneration so that the rate-setting framework continues to drive outcomes consumers value and is fit for purpose in a changing energy sector. In tandem with this work, the OEB has also released for comment a report on the spending patterns of electricity distributors.

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