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The OEB has issued a draft Phase One Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) Framework for stakeholder feedback. This Phase One BCA Framework will advance guidance, methodologies, and tools to assist electricity distributors in identifying the full distribution-level impacts of non-wires solutions.

The OEB is pleased to publish its mid-year Compliance Report (April - September 2023), which demonstrates how the OEB, as the independent regulator for the energy sector, is fulfilling its mandate to protect the interests of consumers and deliver public value.

The OEB has published the 2024 Quarter 1 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.

For the second year in a row, the OEB is proud to be recognized as one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers, the benchmark for workplace best practices.

The OEB has concluded the review of its current performance standards for natural gas facilities applications, and today issued updated standards that will apply to those applications filed on or after April 1, 2024.

The OEB has published its report to the minister, entitled, "Improving Distribution Sector Resilience, Responsiveness and Cost Efficiency." The report was prepared in response to the Minister of Energy’s Letter of Direction (October 2022), and submitted to the minister in June 2023. With input from sector stakeholders, the report outlines advice and proposals which reflect on current and anticipated future extreme weather impacts, best practices in climate change resilience, and options to enhance organizational capacity through efficiency measures.

The OEB is pleased to announce the launch of Realizing Ontario’s Energy Advantage, a new digital timeline that showcases notable business activities, achievements, and milestones that support our strategic goals, business objectives and deliverables associated with Ministerial Letters of Direction. See what we’ve been up to!

The OEB holiday timeout period will be from December 16, 2023, to January 7, 2024. 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 updated its Accounting Procedures for Electricity webpage to improve user experience through a new, modernized layout.

The OEB and IESO have released their Joint Targeted Call Interim Report on distributed energy resource integration, providing an update on pilot projects supported by the OEB Innovation Sandbox and IESO Grid Innovation Fund. This partnership reflects each organization’s dedication to driving positive change in Ontario’s energy landscape, with the aim of enhancing grid efficiency, resiliency and sustainability while enabling customer choice in the face of evolving energy needs and technologies.