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OEB Increases Service Charges From Distributors to Energy Retailers and Customers By David Stevens Dec 06, 2018 On November 29, 2018, the Ontario Energy Board issued its Report on Energy Retailer Service Charges. The OEB concluded that the current retail service charges from electricity distributors to electricity retailers and their customers need to be increased so that all of the distributors’ costs are...

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Ontario Proposes New Approach for Expansion of Natural Gas to Unserved Communities By David Stevens Oct 22, 2018 The Ontario government recently proposed amendments to the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 (OEB Act) that are intended to support the expansion of natural gas service to unserved communities. The amendments will provide “rate protection” for consumers where the gas distributor makes investments to...

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OEB Allows Hydro One Motion to Review and Vary 2017/2018 Transmission Revenue Requirement Decision By David Stevens Sep 06, 2018 On August 31, 2018, the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) released its Decision on Hydro One’s Motion to Review and Vary aspects of the OEB’s earlier Decision and Order setting Hydro One’s transmission revenue requirement for 2017 and 2018.

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OEB Confirms Rejection of Hydro One’s Proposed Acquisition of Orillia Power Distribution By David Stevens Aug 27, 2018 On August 23, 2018, the Ontario Energy Board issued a Decision and Order dismissing a motion to review and vary the OEB’s prior decision denying Hydro One’s application to purchase the shares of Orillia Power Distribution Corporation. The OEB found that the moving parties (Hydro One and Orillia P...

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Manitoba Hydro Appeals PUB Approval of Special Rates for On-Reserve First Nations Customers By David Stevens Aug 17, 2018 In its Final Order with respect to Manitoba Hydro’s 2017/18 and 2018/19 General Rate Application, the Manitoba Public Utilities Board (PUB) ordered and approved a new rate class and rate for On-Reserve Residential Customers in Manitoba to address bill affordability issues for those customers. Spe...

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OEB Issues Scoping Decision in Its Second “Proportionate Review” Proceeding By David Stevens Jun 28, 2018 On June 8, 2018, the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) issued a Decision on Scope of Review in the Erie Thames Powerlines Corporation (ETPL) cost of service rate application. This is the second case that the OEB is considering under its new “proportionate review” approach. In the Scope of Review Decisio...

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Nova Scotia Regulator Approves Smart Meter Project By David Stevens and David Mba Jun 18, 2018 Almost a year after receiving Nova Scotia Power Incorporated’s application, the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board has approved the $133.2 million Advanced Metering Infrastructure project that is expected to see the installation of 500,000 digital smart meters in Nova Scotia by 2020.

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Alberta Government Makes First Payment to Electrical Utilities Under Price Cap By Zoë Thoms May 25, 2018 The government of Alberta paid $8.3 million to the electrical utilities in April under the province’s price cap. On June 1, 2017, the government introduced a cap on electricity rates of a maximum of 6.8 cents per kWh.

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OEB Rejects Hydro One’s Proposed Acquisition of Orillia Power Distribution By David Stevens Apr 18, 2018 On April 12, 2018, the Ontario Energy Board issued a Decision and Order denying Hydro One Inc.’s application to purchase the shares of Orillia Power Distribution Corporation. The OEB’s Decision explains that Hydro One and Orillia Power have failed to establish that there will be no harm to Orilli...

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OEB Issues Its First Decision Using “Proportionate Review” By David Stevens Apr 04, 2018 On March 29, 2018, the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) issued a Decision on Scope of Review in an electricity distributor rate application that is being processed under the OEB’s new proportionate review approach. Under that approach, selected local distribution companies (LDCs) can agree to have thei...

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OEB Issues its Final Report on Wireline Pole Attachment Charges By David Stevens Mar 26, 2018 On March 22, 2018, the Ontario Energy Board issued its Final Report on Wireline Pole Attachment Charges setting the amount that telecom carriers will pay to attach to electricity poles. In the Final Report, the OEB has set a province-wide charge of $43.63 per pole/per attacher/per year.

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British Columbia Utilities Commission Launches Inquiry to Review Regulation of Electric Vehicle Charging By Zoë Thoms Mar 13, 2018 The British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) recently established an inquiry to review the regulation of electric vehicle (EV) charging services in the province. The inquiry evolved out of an application by FortisBC Inc. for approval of a $9.00 per half hour EV charging rate for servic...

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BCUC Rejects BC Hydro Request for a Rate Freeze By David Stevens Mar 08, 2018 On March 1, 2018, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) issued its Decision and Order for BC Hydro’s revenue requirement and rates for fiscal years 2017 to 2019. In the decision, the BCUC approved rate increases of 4% effective April 1, 2016, 3.5% effective April 1, 2017, and 3% effect...

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OEB Varies Prior Decision Related to Sharing Property Sale Proceeds With Ratepayers By David Stevens Mar 01, 2018 On February 22, 2018, the Ontario Energy Board issued a Decision and Order reversing certain determinations made by a prior OEB panel about the sharing of proceeds from a property sale. This Review Motion Decision is the conclusion of a very lengthy motion to review and vary a July 2016 OEB Decis...

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Financial Accountability Office Finds Partial Sale of Hydro One Will Cost Ontarians in the Long Term By David Stevens Feb 22, 2018 Ontario completed its final sale of Hydro One shares in December 2017, having generated an estimated $9.2 billion in proceeds by selling 53% of Hydro One. On February 12, 2018, Ontario’s Financial Accountability Office released a report titled “Hydro One: Updated Analysis of the Partial Sale of H...

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OEB Announces Additional RPP Pricing Pilot Program Approvals By David Stevens Feb 06, 2018 The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) has recently announced another participant in its Regulated Price Plan (RPP) pricing pilot program. CustomerFirst will test two different RPP pricing pilots in the service territories of 6 distributors: Newmarket-Tay Power Distribution Ltd., Greater Sudbury Hydro In...

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NEB Denies Request for a Proposed Long-Term Load Retention Service By David Stevens Jan 31, 2018 On January 22, 2018, the National Energy Board released a letter decision denying an application by Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline for approval of a load retention service and reduced toll to Irving Oil Ltd.

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OEB Issues Its Largest Rate Case Decision Ever By David Stevens Jan 18, 2018 On December 28, 2017, the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) issued its Decision with Reasons in the Ontario Power Generation “Payment Amounts” case, covering the 2017 to 2021 period. Among the notable determinations are an approval of the forecast costs of the Darlington Refurbishment Project and reduct...

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FERC Rejects Secretary of Energy Direction to Assure Cost Recovery for Coal and Nuclear Generators By David Stevens Jan 12, 2018 On January 8, 2018, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an Order terminating a rulemaking proceeding ordered by the U.S. Secretary of Energy (Rick Perry). This overrules Secretary Perry’s September 2017 Direction and “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking” to the FERC requiring the est...

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OEB Allows Review Motions in Hydro One/Orillia Power Proceeding By Fred D. Cass Jan 10, 2018 In August 2017, we wrote about a Procedural Order issued by the Ontario Energy Board in which the OEB adjourned the hearing of an application (“MAADs” application) by Hydro One Inc. for approval to acquire Orillia Power Distribution Corporation until a decision on Hydro One’s distribution rate ap...

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OEB Issues Draft Report on Wireline Pole Attachment Rates By Fred D. Cass Dec 28, 2017 Earlier this month, the Ontario Energy Board issued a draft report on policies for wireline pole attachment rates charged by electricity distributors for attachments by telecommunication and cable companies to distribution poles. The draft report resulted from the OEB’s policy consultation on wir...

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OEB Releases Nordicity Report on Wireline Pole Attachments By Fred D. Cass Dec 27, 2017 On December 18, 2017, the Ontario Energy Board released a report prepared by Nordicity Group Ltd. with respect to wireline pole attachments by telecommunication and cable companies on electricity distribution poles. Nordicity was retained by the OEB to facilitate meetings of the OEB’s Pole ...

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OEB Plans to Introduce “Proportionate Review” of Utility Rate Applications By David Stevens Dec 01, 2017 A recent webinar presented by Ontario Energy Board staff to representatives of Ontario’s electricity distributors sets out the OEB’s plan to link utility performance and regulatory review. As seen in the presentation from the webinar, the OEB intends to employ a more light-handed review process f...

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Directives Issued to IESO and OEB to Prepare Implementation Plans for 2017 LTEP By David Stevens Nov 16, 2017 In late October, Ontario’s Minister of Energy (Glenn Thibeault) issued Directives to the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) and the Ontario Energy Board (OEB), requiring each body to prepare “implementation plans” setting out the steps they intend to take to implement the goals and ob...

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