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The OEB has published the Activity and Program-based Benchmarking (APB) – 2024 Unit Cost Report, which aims to encourage continuous improvement by regulated electricity distributors. The report includes unit cost results for 2024 based on the latest Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements (RRRs) data. 

The OEB has published the 2024 Scorecards of Electricity Distributors. The scorecard measures how well Ontario’s electricity distributors are performing each year.

The OEB has posted Price Comparison templates for Natural Gas Contracts for Enbridge and EPCOR valid from October 1 - December 31, 2025.

The OEB has approved changes to the prices Enbridge Gas Inc. and EPCOR Natural Gas Limited Partnership will charge their customers for natural gas effective October 1, 2025.

The OEB has issued a letter setting out the requirements for licensed distributors to provide standardized available distributed energy resource (DER) hosting capacity data for inclusion in the Centralized Capacity Information Map (CCIM). The CCIM with both DER hosting and load customer capacity information will launch in December 2025. It is expected to help customers, developers and planners identify where new generation facilities can connect and support more informed discussions with distributors about connection feasibility. 

On September 16, 2025, the Distribution System Code (DSC) amendments establishing a Capacity Allocation Model (CAM) to facilitate electricity system expansions in support of housing development came into force. In response to stakeholder feedback received during the consultation process, the OEB has issued a letter setting out its expectations and guidance to support the CAM implementation, including record-keeping and accounting.

The OEB is sharing template opt-in forms, a record-keeping template and communication materials to support electricity distributors implementing the Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Rate, which aims to support the efficient integration of EVs in Ontario.

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 published the 2025 Quarter 4 prescribed accounting interest rates applicable to the carrying charges of deferral, variance and construction work in progress (CWIP) accounts of natural gas utilities, electricity distributors and other rate-regulated entities.

The Ontario Energy Board’s (OEB) Board of Directors has appointed Carolyn Calwell as Chief Executive Officer. A member of the OEB’s Executive Leadership Committee for more than four years, Ms. Calwell has played a central role in the OEB’s modernization and is uniquely positioned to lead our organization. 

Ms. Calwell assumes her role at a pivotal time, as the OEB begins to deliver on the Minister of Energy and Mines’ Integrated Energy Plan Directive and continues carrying out our core regulatory responsibilities while supporting Ontario’s economic, social and environmental development.