Appeal Launched From OEB Decision Approving Pole Attachment Charge

A decision of the Ontario Energy Board approving a pole attachment charge for Hydro Ottawa Limited is the subject of an appeal to the Divisional Court of Ontario that was filed on March 24, 2016.

In an earlier post, we wrote about a generic process initiated by the Ontario Energy Board to determine the approach to be used to set wireline pole attachment fees charged by Ontario electricity distributors. Subsequently, we wrote about a decision of the OEB with respect to the pole attachment charge of a particular electricity distributor, Hydro Ottawa Limited.

Hydro Ottawa had filed an application with the OEB in which, among other things, it proposed to increase its charge for pole attachments effective January 1, 2016. During the course of the Hydro Ottawa proceeding, the OEB informed parties that it would be undertaking a generic review of pole attachment charges as part of its Policy Review of miscellaneous rates and charges of electricity distributors.