In its December 19, 2019 decision in Toronto Hydro’s “Custom IR” rate application, the Ontario Energy Board (“OEB”) ruled that utilities wishing to include behind-the-meter storage in their regulated operations should seek policy changes in the OEB’s ongoing Distributed Energy Resources (DER) consultation.
In March 2019, the Ontario Government announced a series of plans aimed at reforming the structure of the Ontario Energy Board (OEB), as well as lowering electricity costs for consumers. Some of the Government’s proposed plans will be implemented through legislative amendments set out in the now-passed Bill 87 (which amends the Ontario Energy Board Act (OEB Act) and other statutes), while other changes are to be implemented through regulatory and policy updates[…]
Ontario’s “Fair Hydro Plan” has reduced current electricity bills for Ontario consumers by 25 per cent, effective July 1, 2017. 1 This is being accomplished through a number of measures, including the removal of the provincial portion of HST from […]
On January 20, 2017, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) released its decision in a BC Hydro Rate Design Application (the Decision).1 The Decision addresses a number of issues related to how BC Hydro sets its rates, and will be […]
The Ontario Energy Board (“OEB”) has commenced a process to determine the approach to be used to set wireline pole attachment fees across Ontario.2 In a November 2015 letter, the OEB initiated a “comprehensive policy review” of miscellaneous rates and […]