December 2015
In its latest outlook for the reliability of the Ontario electricity system, the IESO indicates that over the period January 2016 to June 2017 approximately 1,850 MW of new supply will be added to the transmission grid: 1,300 MW of wind, 300 MW of gas and 240 MW of solar generation.
November 2015
In its latest 18-month outlook for the reliability of the Ontario electricity system, the IESO indicates energy demand is expected to decline as conservation savings and embedded generation more than offset growth from economic expansion or population growth.
October 2015
The OEB has set new time-of-use electricity commodity prices effective November 1. All prices increase with off-peak prices increasing by 0.3 cents/kWh, mid-peak by 0.6 cents and on-peak by 1.4 cents.
October 2015
The OEB released the latest monitoring report from the Market Surveillance Panel. The report examines the IESO-administered electricity markets for the period May 2014 to October 2014.
August 2015
The OEB released "Giving Ontarians a Voice on Energy East", a report on the Board's consultation and review of the proposed Energy East Pipeline.
July 2015
Ontario and a number of other regions and states signed the first Pan-American action statement on climate change.
July 2015
The acting Environmental Commissioner of Ontario issued her Annual Greenhouse Gas Progress Report - a review of the provincial government's progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions for 2014-2015.
June 2015
In its latest outlook regarding the province's electricity system, the IESO says about 2,200 MW of new grid-connected supply (largely wind and solar generation) will be added to the transmission grid over the 18-month period covered by the report.
June 2015
The NEB approved new Mainline tolls for TransCanada effective July 1, 2015. The tolls will be in effect until the end of 2017.
May 2015
The OEB announced that it intends to develop a new design for electricity distribution rates for commercial and industrial customers. The redesign will be done in consultation with stakeholders.