Compliance Bulletins

The Board has issued the following Compliance/Information Bulletins:

Date Issued	Compliance/Information Bulletins

Mar 27-08	Compliance Bulletin 200803 is intended to provide guidance to licensed electricity retailers and licensed natural gas marketers in relation to the consumer authorization required for Service Transaction Requests relating to a change from one competitive supplier to another.
Feb 19-08	Compliance Bulletin 200802 is intended to provide guidance to licensed electricity distributors with respect to the billing of net metered generators in accordance with Ontario Regulation 541/05 – Net Metering.
Feb 15-08	Compliance Bulletin 200801 is intended to provide guidance to licensed electricity retailers and natural gas marketers in relation to persons that can authorize the supply of electricity or natural gas to residential premises.
Oct 5-07	Compliance Bulletin 200705 is intended to remind licensed electricity distributors of their obligation under the Distribution Settlement Code to provide fire and other public safety notices prior to disconnecting a property.
Jul 11-07	Compliance Bulletin 200704 provides guidance to licensed electricity distributors and licensed electricity retailers in relation to the effective date of service transfers
Apr 27-07	Compliance Bulletin 200703 contains important information regarding legal and regulatory requirements associated with metering, settlement and billing of embedded retail generation facilities.
Apr 16-07	Compliance Bulletin 200702 contains important information regarding legal and regulatory requirements associated with the reaffirmation of energy contracts with low-volume consumers.
Jan 25-07	Compliance Bulletin 200701 is intended to provide guidance to licensed electricity distributors in relation to the provision of electricity Conservation and Demand Management ("CDM") activities by distributors and distributor compliance with various legal and regulatory obligations.
Sep 11-06	Compliance Bulletin 200606 is intended to provide guidance to licensed electricity transmitters in relation to the allocation of costs for customer connections to the transmission system in accordance with the requirements of the Transmission System Code.
Jul 10-06	Compliance Bulletin 200605 is intended to provide guidance to licensed electricity distributors in relation to compliance with section 71(1) of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998.
Jul 10-06	Compliance Bulletin 200604 is intended to provide guidance to licensed electricity distributors in relation to compliance with the Affiliate Relationships Code for Electricity Distributors and Transmitters.
Jun 16-06	Compliance Bulletin 200603 contains important information for licensed electricity retailers and licensed electricity distributors regarding the final RPP variance settlement amount (FVSA) in relation to consumers that are enrolled by a retailer but remain on or return to the Regulated Price Plan (RPP).
Jun 16-06	Compliance Bulletin 200602 is issued to remind licensed electricity distributors of the importance of complying with the Electricity Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements (the “Electricity RRR”).
Feb 24-06	Compliance Bulletin 200601 is intended to provide guidance to licensed electricity distributors in relation to compliance with the requirement for independent directors under section 2.1.3 of the Affiliate Relationships Code for Electricity Distributors and Transmitters. (the “ARC”).
Dec 9-05	Compliance Bulletin 200514 is intended to remind licensed electricity distributors of the importance of respecting the boundaries of the service area described in their respective electricity licences.
Dec 9-05	Information Bulletin 200513 is intended to provide information in the case where a distributor may refuse to process a Service Transaction Request (“STR”) involving a change in a consumer’s electricity supply arrangements if a consumer is in arrears on payment to the distributor.
Dec 9-05	Compliance Bulletin 200512 is intended to provide guidance to licensed electricity retailers and licensed gas marketers in relation to their obligation to ensure that their salespersons provide low-volume consumers with business cards and documents.
Nov 3-05	Information Bulletin 200511 is issued to provide guidance to licensed electricity retailers and electricity distributors in relation to the ability of consumers who are eligible for the RPP to exit and return to the RPP. It also provides guidance in relation to which RPP prices the consumer shall pay upon returning.
Sep 30-05	Compliance Bulletin 200510 is issued to provide guidance to licensed electricity retailers and licensed gas marketers in relation to the price structure of contracts offered to low-volume consumers in the context of statutory and regulatory price disclosure obligations.
Sep 29-05	Information Bulletin 200509 is issued to provide important information regarding the manner in which licensed electricity distributors are to bill and account for the Global Adjustment/Provincial Benefit and in which licensed electricity retailers that use retailer-consolidated billing are to bill for the Global Adjustment/Provincial Benefit. This Bulletin applies only to consumers that are not on the RPP. For consumers that are on the RPP, an estimate of the Global Adjustment is included in the RPP price and is not invoiced separately.
Sep 26-05	Information Bulletin 200508 is issued to clarify the manner in which the discount rate referred to in section 6.5.2 (e) and Appendix 5 of the Transmission System Code should be determined.
Sep 12-05	Information Bulletin 200507 is issued to remind licensees that the revised Transmission System Code as issued by the Board on July 25, 2005, is now in force.
Aug 3-05	Information Bulletin 200506 is issued to provide information to licensed electricity distributors and licensed electricity retailers regarding the Calculation of the Final RPP Variance Settlement Amount.
May 30-05	Compliance Bulletin 200505 is issued to inform licencees of the Chief Compliance Officer’s expectations with respect to compliance with Distribution Licence conditions, in respect of providing access to power poles for cable television and telecommunications transmission lines.
May 30-05	Compliance Bulletin 200504 is issued to inform licencees of the Chief Compliance Officer’s expectations with respect to compliance with the Distribution System Code, in respect of the disclosure to consumers of information in relation to security deposits.
Apr 12-05	Compliance Bulletin 200502 is issued to communicate the Chief Compliance Officer's views on compliance with the requirement for electricity retailers to disclose certain price information to low-volume customers.
Jan 21-05	Information Bulletin 200501 is issued to provide information to electricity distributors regarding the refund of consumer security deposits.
Dec 23-04	Information Bulletin 200407 is issued to inform electricity distributors and retailers that the Business Protection Plan Rebate continues to be in effect past December 31, 2004.
Jul 16-04	Compliance Bulletin 200403 is issued to assist licensees in properly applying the Primary Adjustment Factor to billing components of primary metered accounts. ( This bulletin replaces Compliance Bulletin 200403 issued on July 16, 2004.)
Jul 9-04	Compliance Bulletin 200405 is issued to remind electricity distributors and retailers of the process for exchanging information needed to calculate and disburse entitlements to Business Protection Plan Rebates (BPP Rebates) in accordance with Board-approved requirements.
May 12-04	Compliance Bulletin 200402 is issued to assist licensees in properly calculating the DRC for primary metered accounts.
May 7-04	Compliance Bulletin 200401 to Electricity Distributors and Retailers regarding the process of becoming exempt from the legislated commodity price for electricity to low volume and designated consumers. This bulletin clarifies the options and obligations for consumers who do not wish to participate in the statutory two-tier electricity pricing structure. (The information contained in this Bulletin has been superseded by recent legislation and should not be relied upon. Please consult the OEB’s Standard Supply Service Code and section 79.16 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998)