On December 29, 2016, the Ontario Energy Board posted the
Independent Electricity System Operator's (IESO) 2015 Annual Conservation and Demand Management
(CDM) Results Report (the Report). The Report outlines the 2015
CDM program results, including all electricity savings as a result
of the various CDM programs delivered in 2015, participation levels
and spending figures.
The OEB notes that in total, electricity
distributors achieved 1.1 TWh of electricity savings in 2015 (or
16% of the overall 2015-2020 target of 7 TWh). Individual
electricity distributor performance was also generally strong
during 2015.
The OEB also notes that the 2015 year was a
transition year for electricity distributors between the 2011 to
2014 CDM term (Legacy Framework) and the new 2015 to 2020 CDM term
(Conservation First Framework). Based on its review of the Report,
the OEB has concluded that the IESO and electricity distributors
have been effective in launching the first year of the
