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The OEB has launched the Vulnerability Assessment and System Hardening (VASH) project in relation to the OEB’s Distribution Sector Resiliency, Responsiveness and Cost Efficiency initiative. The VASH project has been initiated to address the ask from the Minister of Energy (now Energy and...

The OEB has issued a letter on the inflation factors to be used to set rates for certain electricity transmitters and electricity and natural gas distributors for 2025.

The OEB has updated Chapter 3 of the Filing Requirements for 2025 rate applications, adding references to Non-Wires Solutions Guidelines in the sections relating to the Lost Revenue Adjustment Mechanism Variance Account and the Incremental Capital Module.

The OEB has issued a draft update to its Accounting Guidance Related to Commodity Pass-Through Accounts 1588 & 1589, resulting from the Independent Electricity System Operator’s (IESO) Market Renewal Program (MRP).

The OEB has issued a letter to electricity licensees and licensed natural gas marketers which includes a summary of changes to the Reporting and Record-keeping Requirements (RRR) for the 2024 filing and updates to RRR documentation. The letter also highlights new RRR changes expected for the April...

The OEB has issued the final Notice of Amendments to the Distribution System Code. The amendments are intended to enable electricity distributors to offer flexible hosting capacity arrangements.

The OEB has published the 2024 Quarter 2 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 OEB has issued a Notice of Proposal to Amend the Distribution System Code and Transmission System Code. The amendments require utilities to comply with a new Ontario Cyber Security Standard document with an initial focus on privacy, corporate governance, and situational awareness related to...

The OEB has posted amendments to Rules 28 and 32 of the Rules of Practice and Procedure that provide greater clarity regarding the OEB’s general approach to establishing and amending issues lists for a proceeding.

The OEB has approved changes to the prices Enbridge Gas Inc. and EPCOR Natural Gas Limited Partnership will charge its customers for natural gas effective January 1, 2024.

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 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...

The OEB has issued a letter which sets out the Cost of Capital Parameter Updates for cost-based rates applications that have an effective date commencing in 2024.

The OEB has created a webpage containing information on how to access OEB records. A Records Request Form has been created to standardize the process for filing requests for public records. The Records Request Form should be used to request copies of public records from past adjudicative proceedings...

The OEB has published data files that mimic sections previously found in the Yearbook of Natural Gas Distributors. These files are in Microsoft Excel format and are intended to supplement the previously published Open Data files by providing users with an alternate means of viewing data submitted to...

The OEB has developed a resource document for stakeholders that provides an overview of the outcomes from the Regional Planning Process Review consultation. Ten documents were either amended or created and this overview includes a link to each.

The OEB has issued a letter which introduces a new streamlined licence renewal application form for all electricity transmitters whose licenses will be expiring in 2023 and beyond. This new form will require transmitters to confirm information that is necessary for the licensing process, and only...

The OEB is making changes to Appendix C of the Distributed Energy Resources Connection Procedures (DERCP) as part of its ongoing DER Connections Review initiative. The changes will offer customers, who consider applying to connect a DER to a distribution system, valuable insights into potential...

The OEB has posted an updated version of Chapter 3 of the Filing Requirements for 2024 Rate Applications. As part of these updates, OEB is providing embedded or partially embedded distributors with an annual opportunity to update the Low Voltage Service Rates as part of their incentive-rate setting...

The OEB has issued an update to its Accounting Guidance Related to Commodity Pass-Through Accounts 1588 & 1589 resulting from the implementation of the Ultra-Low Overnight (ULO) Regulated Price Plan option.

The OEB has accepted an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance from Newmarket-Tay Power Distribution Ltd., an electricity distributor. The Assurance responds to non-compliance with its rate orders related to overcharging customers as a result of a billing system error.

The OEB has issued a letter providing guidance to electricity distributors on project cost apportionment to support the timely implementation of designated broadband projects.

The OEB has issued a Bulletin that sets out staff’s view that electricity distributors must charge customers on the Regulated Price Plan based on the customer’s choice of price plans – that is, Time-of-Use or Tiered pricing – even if the customer is net metered.