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O. Reg. 516/17: ADJUSTMENTS UNDER SECTION 25.33 OF THE ACT

filed December 15, 2017 under Electricity Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c. 15, Sched. A

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ontario regulation 516/17

made under the

Electricity Act, 1998

Made: December 13, 2017
Filed: December 15, 2017
Published on e-Laws: December 15, 2017
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: December 30, 2017

Amending O. Reg. 429/04

(ADJUSTMENTS UNDER SECTION 25.33 OF THE ACT)

1. Subsection 5 (1) of Ontario Regulation 429/04 is amended by adding the following definition:

“electricity storage facility” means a facility that,

(a) is a Class B market participant or a Class B consumer,

(b) is only connected to the IESO-controlled grid or the distribution system of a licensed distributor, and

(c) withdraws electricity from the IESO-controlled grid or the distribution system of a licensed distributor for the sole purpose of storing the electricity temporarily and then conveying that electricity or a portion of that electricity back into the IESO-controlled grid or a distribution system of a licensed distributor;

2. (1) The formula in subsection 10 (1) of the Regulation is struck out and the following substituted:

(M – N) / (P – Q – U.1)

(2) Subsection 10 (1) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following definition:

“U.1” is the sum of,

(a) the volume of electricity, if any, conveyed back into the IESO-controlled grid during the month by electricity storage facilities that are Class B market participants, and

(b) the volume of electricity, if any, conveyed back into the IESO-controlled grid or the distribution system during the month by electricity storage facilities that are Class B consumers.

3. (1) The formula in subparagraph 2 ii of subsection 11 (2) of the Regulation is struck out and the following substituted:

[(M – N) × (R + S – T – SU)] / (P – Q – U.1)

(2) Subparagraph 2 ii of subsection 11 (2) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following definitions:

“U.1” has the same meaning as in subsection 10 (1),

“SU” is the volume of electricity, if any, conveyed back into the distribution system of the licensed distributor, or into the distribution system of a wholly-embedded distributor of which the licensed distributor is the host distributor, during the month by electricity storage facilities that are Class B consumers.

(3) The formula in paragraph 3 of subsection 11 (2) of the Regulation is struck out and the following substituted:

[(M – N) × (U – SU.1)] / (P – Q – U.1)

(4) Paragraph 3 of subsection 11 (2) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following definitions:

“U.1” has the same meaning as in subsection 10 (1),

“SU.1” is the volume of electricity, if any, conveyed back into the IESO-controlled grid by electricity storage facilities that are Class B market participants.

(5) The definition of “W” in subsection 11 (4) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

“W” is, subject to subsection (6), the amount calculated under subsection (4.1).

(6) Section 11 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:

(4.1) For the purposes of the definition of “W” in subsection (4), the amount shall be calculated as follows:

1. Calculate the sum of,

i. the total volume of electricity withdrawn by market participants from the IESO-controlled grid during the peak hours in the applicable base period, and

ii. the total volume of electricity, adjusted for losses as required by the Retail Settlement Code, that was supplied by embedded generators to licensed distributors during the peak hours in the applicable base period.

2. Calculate the total volume of electricity, if any, conveyed back into the IESO-controlled grid by electricity storage facilities during the peak hours of the applicable base period.

3. Subtract the amount calculated under paragraph 2 from the amount calculated under paragraph 1.

4. (1) The formula in subsection 12 (4) of the Regulation is struck out and the following substituted:

R × [(CC+ DD) – EE – SU.2]

(2) Subsection 12 (4) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following definition:

“SU.2” is the total volume of electricity conveyed by electricity storage facilities to the wholly-embedded distributor during the month.

5. (1) Subparagraph 1 i of subsection 16 (4) of the Regulation is amended by adding “and subtract, in the case of a Class B consumer that is an electricity storage facility, the volume of electricity, if any, that was conveyed into the distribution system of the licensed distributor by the Class B consumer in that month, multiplied by the specified Class B rate for that month” at the end.

(2) Subparagraph 2 ii of subsection 16 (4) of the Regulation is amended by adding “and subtract, in the case of a Class B consumer that is an electricity storage facility, the volume of electricity, if any, that was conveyed into the distribution system of the licensed distributor by the Class B consumer during the billing period, multiplied by the weighted average rate” at the end.

(3) Subparagraph 3 i of subsection 16 (4) of the Regulation is amended by adding “and subtract, in the case of a Class B consumer that is an electricity storage facility, the volume of electricity, if any, that was conveyed into the distribution system of the licensed distributor by the Class B consumer in that month, multiplied by the specified Class B rate for that month” at the end.

(4) Subparagraph 4 ii of subsection 16 (4) of the Regulation is amended by adding “and subtract, in the case of a Class B consumer that is an electricity storage facility, the volume of electricity, if any, that was conveyed into the distribution system of the licensed distributor by the Class B consumer during the billing period, multiplied by the weighted average rate” at the end.

Commencement

6. This Regulation comes into force on the later of July 1, 2018 and the day it is filed.