ontario regulation 142/25

made under the

Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998

Made: June 26, 2025
Filed: June 27, 2025
Published on e-Laws: June 27, 2025
Published in The Ontario Gazette: July 12, 2025

Amending O. Reg. 53/05

(PAYMENTS UNDER SECTION 78.1 OF THE ACT)

1. Subsection 0.1 (1) of Ontario Regulation 53/05 is amended by adding the following definitions:

“Pickering B preservation activities” means any activities undertaken by Ontario Power Generation Inc. on or after January 1, 2024 to preserve its ability to operate the Pickering B Nuclear Generating Station following the Pickering B Refurbishment Project, regardless of whether the Pickering B Refurbishment Project proceeds; (“activités de préservation de l’exploitation de Pickering B”)

“Pickering B Refurbishment Project” means the work undertaken by Ontario Power Generation Inc. in respect of the refurbishment, in whole or in part, of some or all of the generating units of the Pickering B Nuclear Generating Station; (“projet de remise en état de la centrale de Pickering B”)

2. Clause 5.7 (1) (b) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “and” at the end of subclause (i), by adding “and” at the end of subclause (ii) and by adding the following subclause:

(iii)  the revenue requirement impacts arising from any actual non-capital and capital costs, including but not limited to costs payable for staffing, training, corporate support or administrative functions, incurred in relation to any Pickering B preservation activities before the effective date of the Board’s first order under section 78.1 of the Act setting base payment amounts for the nuclear facilities that becomes effective on or after January 1, 2027.

3. Subparagraph 14 iii of subsection 6 (2) of the Regulation is amended by adding “or Pickering B preservation activities” at the end.

Commencement

4. This Regulation comes into force on the later of July 1, 2025 and the day this Regulation is filed.