O. Reg. 58/08: CLASSES OF CONSUMERS AND DETERMINATION OF RATES, Filed March 20, 2008 under Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c. 15, Sched. B
ontario regulation 58/08
made under the
ontario Energy Board Act, 1998
Made: March 19, 2008
Filed: March 20, 2008
Published on e-Laws: March 25, 2008
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: April 5, 2008
Amending O. Reg. 95/05
(Classes of Consumers and Determination of Rates)
1. Sections 2, 3 and 4 of Ontario Regulation 95/05 are revoked and the following substituted:
Class of consumers, s. 79.16
4. (1) Before May 1, 2009, the following are prescribed as the class of consumers for the purposes of subsection 79.16 (1) of the Act:
1. Designated consumers.
2. Low-volume consumers.
(2) On and after May 1, 2009, the following are prescribed as the class of consumers for the purposes of subsection 79.16 (1) of the Act:
1. Low-volume consumers.
2. A consumer who has a demand of 50 kilowatts or less.
3. A consumer who has an account with a distributor, if the account relates to,
i. a dwelling,
ii. a property as defined in the Condominium Act, 1998,
iii. a residential complex as defined in the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, or
iv. a property that includes one or more dwellings and that is owned or leased by a co-operative as defined in the Co-operative Corporations Act.
4. A consumer who annually uses at least 150,000 but not more than 250,000 kilowatt hours of electricity and who is not otherwise eligible for treatment under clause 79.16 (1) (b) of the Act pursuant to a regulation made under the Act.
5. A consumer who has an account with a distributor if,
i. the consumer carries on a farming business within the meaning of the Farm Registration and Farm Organizations Funding Act, 1993,
ii. either the consumer holds a valid registration number assigned under the Farm Registration and Farm Organizations Funding Act, 1993 or the consumer’s obligation to file a farming business registration form was waived pursuant to an order made under subsection 22 (6) of that Act, and
iii. the consumer is not otherwise eligible for treatment under clause 79.16 (1) (b) of the Act with respect to its farming business pursuant to a regulation made under the Act.
2. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.