On April 25, 2016, Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) issued a Notice indicating that it will temporarily stop accepting applications to the microFIT program (version 3.3), effective immediately.

On January 31, 2020, the Ontario Divisional Court released a decision in Planet Energy (Ontario) Corp. v. Ontario Energy Board.

On October 27, 2025, Ontario Minister of Energy and Mines Stephen Lecce announced the launch of the Panel for Utility Leadership and Service Excellence (PULSE)...

On September 1, 2016, the MOECC released a proposal relating to a number of revisions and updates to the Ministry's Technical Guide to Renewable Energy Approvals.

On June 16, 2016, the National Energy Board (NEB) announced that the project application for TransCanada's Energy East pipeline project is complete, and provided some preliminary details about the hearing process.

In two recent "Market Snapshot" reports, the National Energy Board (NEB) provided information about the main sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Canada during 2015.

On April 3, 2019, the Nova Scotia Department of Energy and Mines announced that it has revoked the marine renewable-electricity licence issued to Cape Sharp Tidal Venture Ltd.

LDCs choosing to take on the new role of an LSE will need to make changes to their organization and structure.

The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) recently released its 2015-2018 Business Plan.

On May 25, 2017, the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) issued a letter convening a "Net Metering Consultation."

A recent decision by the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) in Toronto Hydro's "Custom IR" rate application confirms that utilities wishing to include behind-the-meter storage ...

On March 15, 2019, the Ontario Energy Board announced that it is starting concurrent consultation processes to look at how the electricity sector in Ontario should respond to Distributed Energy Resources ...

On June 8, 2018, the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) issued a Decision on Scope of Review in the Erie Thames Powerlines Corporation (ETPL) cost of service rate application.

In early December 2016, the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) issued two Notices (here and here) confirming new rules and requirements that will apply to electricity retailers and gas marketers in Ontario.

In previous posts we have discussed support for the consolidation of electricity utilities in the province from both the OEB and the government of Ontario.

On May 12, 2017, the OEB issued a letter in which OEB staff provided guidance on the implementation of an accounting order providing for the establishment of a deferral account.

The proposed items are set out in the table below, reproduced from the Discussion Paper.

On July 7, 2017, the Ontario Ministry of Energy released a proposal for a new Regulation under the Electricity Act, 1998 that will specify the timing for Ontario's Long-Term Energy Plan (LTEP).

In a recent decision involving Union Gas Limited and the OEB, the Court of Appeal applied a narrow view of what is prohibited by principles of retroactive ratemaking.

On January 30, 2019, the Ontario Minister of Energy issued an Order in Council and Directive to the Ontario Energy Board, mandating that the East-West Tie Line Project will be constructed by NextBridge Infrastructure LP.