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Has an energy retailer ever approached you at your home? Before you enter into an energy contract for your electricity or natural gas, be sure to do your homework. Compare prices, and read and understand what you are agreeing to. This page has important information to help you understand energy...
Scorecard filing for utilities
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The documents below are for electricity utilities and provide the following: Information regarding the background, purpose and implementation of scorecards Specific details on how to provide and file your scorecard data An activities schedule showing the deadlines and milestones you must meet 2024...
Panel reports
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The Market Surveillance Panel (MSP) prepares semi-annual monitoring reports on the IESO-administered markets. Recent reports: Market Surveillance Panel State of the Market Report 2023 (pdf) (released September 5, 2024) Executive Summary (September 2024) Cover Letter from the Market Surveillance...
Investigations and reviews
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Investigations The Market Surveillance Panel (MSP) is empowered under the Electricity Act, 1998, to conduct investigations into any activity related to the IESO-administered markets or the conduct of a market participant. The framework for these investigations is set out in Articles 5 and 7 of OEB...
EB-2015-0275 - Decision
Major Decisions
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Electricity
The OEB issued its Decision on the IESO's application for approval of 2016 revenue requirement, expenditures and fees.
- Decision and Order (Dec 1, 2016)
- Decision and Order (Dec 29, 2016)
EB-2016-0004 - Decision
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Natural Gas
The OEB issued a decision that enables utilities to recover costs of natural gas expansion to rural and remote communities, increasing energy options for residential and commercial consumers.
Understanding Retail Transportation Fuel Pricing in Ontario
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On November 9, 2016, the Minister of Energy asked the OEB to examine and report back with information on Ontario’s retail market for gasoline and diesel fuels
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Allison Duff
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October 31, 2016
Commissioner
Allison Duff was appointed as a full-time Commissioner in October 2020 and previously served in this capacity from 2013 to 2018. An experienced adjudicator, Ms. Duff was an independent consultant with extensive regulatory and internal controls experience and has professional certificates in...
Ontario Energy Board: No Change to Electricity Prices for Households and Small Businesses
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October 19, 2016
Toronto, ON – The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) announced today it is holding the line on the prices most Ontario households and small business customers pay for electricity. The decision means that commodity prices, shown in the electricity line of your bill as Time-of-Use (TOU) pricing, will remain...
EB-2016-0282 - Enforcement proceeding
Enforcement Proceedings
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The OEB has accepted an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance from SNC-Lavalin Operations and Maintenance Inc. The Assurance responds to non-compliance related to the operation of a generation facility without a licence.
- Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (Oct 14, 2016)
- OEB letter accepting...
Electricity distributor scorecards
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Utility scorecards track and show comprehensive performance information for each electricity distributor in Ontario, over a range of time and for a specific year. Utility scorecards show data for 20 specific measures within the following four key areas of performance: Customer focus Operational...
Understanding your electricity bill
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We want you to understand the charges on your electricity bill. The more you know about electricity rates, the easier it will be to make informed decisions about your energy usage or whether an electricity contract with an energy retailer is right for you. Your electricity bill Your electricity...

What are electricity utility scorecards?
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Utility scorecards track and show comprehensive performance information for each electricity utility in Ontario, over a range of time and for a specific year. Scorecards are important because they provide information that tells us if utilities are following the rules and if their performance is...

Electricity rates
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As part of our mandate, we set the rates that your utility charges for the electricity you use in your home or small business. These rates appear on the Electricity line of your bill. We also set the Delivery rates that cover the cost to deliver electricity to most residential and small business...
Electricity utility performance dashboard
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How well is your utility operating? Check our dashboard to find out! You’ll find at-a-glance stats about your utility in several key areas, including: How often your utility arrived on time for service appointments How often your power service was disrupted, and how long it took your utility to...

Rules for natural gas utilities
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There are specific rules governing customer service that rate-regulated natural gas utilities must follow. Kitchener Utilities and Utilities Kingston, which are not rate-regulated by the Ontario Energy Board, have separate customer service policies. Here are a few examples of the rules we have made...
Licensed energy retailers
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Before you sign up for an energy contract, be sure you’re dealing with an energy retailer (also known as an electricity retailer or a natural gas marketer) that has a licence issued by the Ontario Energy Board. Why? Because licensing is one of the tools that we use to set rules for energy retailers...

We're here to help
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As the independent regulator of the energy sector, the OEB handles complaints and inquiries about the energy companies that we regulate. These include the utilities that provide you with electricity or natural gas, the companies that provide metering and billing services in multi-unit buildings...
Nearing the end of an energy contract: How renewals and extensions work
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On January 1, 2017, new rules came into effect regarding energy (electricity and/or natural gas) contracts and how energy retailers deal with residential and small business consumers. The rules include banning contracting with consumers at home. The information on this page applies to contracts that...
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