OEB Resource Guide

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The OEB is the regulator of Ontario’s natural gas and electricity sectors.

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The OEB envisions a viable and efficient energy sector with informed consumers, served by responsive regulation that is effective, fair and transparent.

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Our key regulatory functions include:

• issuing codes, rules and guidelines for regulated entities to follow in their operations;
• licensing and oversight of market participants including generators, marketers and retailers;
• monitoring and enforcing compliance with regulations;
• approving the natural gas commodity price charged by gas distributors;
• approving and setting delivery rates for natural gas distribution and electricity
  distribution and transmission;
• approving facilities, including those for natural gas storage and the transmission of electricity;
• setting the price of electricity for certain consumers under the Regulated Price Plan;
• reviewing and setting regulatory policy; and
• approving amalgamations, acquisitions, divestitures and mergers.

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The OEB conducts its regulatory functions through oral and written public hearings, working groups and written consultations.

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The OEB reviews and processes hundreds of applications annually, ranging from routine licensing requests to complex rate-change applications.

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Based in Toronto, the OEB is an independent, self-financing Crown corporation.