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O. Reg. 512/22: CLASSES OF CONSUMERS AND DETERMINATION OF RATES

filed November 1, 2022 under Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c. 15, Sched. B

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ontario regulation 512/22

made under the

Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998

Made: October 20, 2022
Filed: November 1, 2022
Published on e-Laws: November 1, 2022
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: November 19, 2022

Amending O. Reg. 95/05

(CLASSES OF CONSUMERS AND DETERMINATION OF RATES)

1. (1) Paragraph 2.1 of subsection 6 (1) of Ontario Regulation 95/05 is revoked.

(2) Subsection 6 (1) of the Regulation is amended by adding the following paragraph:

5.  The Board shall establish an ultra-low overnight price plan in accordance with the following requirements:

i.  The plan shall consist of the following distinct rate periods:

A.  An ultra-low overnight period that begins daily at 11 p.m. and ends at 7 a.m. the next day.

B.  The following periods, as determined by the Board:

1.  An off-peak period that applies on every Saturday, Sunday and holiday.

2.  A mid-peak period that applies on every weekday.

3.  An on-peak period that applies on every weekday.

ii.  The Board shall determine a rate for each of the periods, and the rate determined for the ultra-low overnight period shall be the lowest of the rates.

(3) Section 6 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsections:

(1.1) Despite paragraph 2 of subsection (1), the Board shall, for the purposes of subsection (4.1), determine rates for the ultra-low overnight price plan referred to in paragraph 5 of subsection (1) that apply during the period that begins on May 1, 2023 and ends on October 31, 2023.

(1.2) Paragraph 3 of subsection (1) and subsection 6.2 (2) do not apply with respect to the Board’s determination of rates under subsection (1.1).

(4) Subsection 6 (2) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “subparagraphs 4 i and ii” and substituting “paragraphs 4 and 5”.

(5) Subsection 6 (4) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(4) The rules set out in subsection (1) respecting the determination of rates by the Board are subject to a requirement that the Board require distributors to permit consumers prescribed under subsection 4 (2) to elect to be charged,

(a)  tiered prices for electricity under section 3.3 of the Standard Supply Service Code, in the case of consumers who meet the requirements for being charged tiered prices, as specified in the Standard Supply Service Code;

(b)  time-of-use prices for electricity under section 3.4 of the Standard Supply Service Code, in the case of consumers who meet the requirements for being charged time-of-use prices, as specified in the Standard Supply Service Code; or

(c)  for periods beginning on or after November 1, 2023, rates determined under the ultra-low overnight price plan referred to in paragraph 5 of subsection (1), in the case of consumers who meet such requirements as may be specified in the Standard Supply Service Code.

(4.1) Clause (4) (c) does not prevent a distributor from charging a consumer the rates determined under the ultra-low overnight price plan at any time after April 30, 2023, if the consumer meets the requirements referred to in that clause, if any, and has elected to be charged under that plan.

(6) Subsection 6 (5) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “the election” and substituting “an election”.

(7) Subsection 6 (6) of the Regulation is revoked.

2. (1) Subsection 6.1 (4) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “Paragraphs 1, 3 and 4” at the beginning and substituting “Paragraphs 1, 3, 4 and 5”.

(2) Subsection 6.1 (5) of the Regulation is revoked.

3. Subsection 6.2 (2.1) of the Regulation is revoked.

Commencement

4. This Regulation comes into force on the later of January 1, 2023 and the day this Regulation is filed.

 

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