O. Reg. 445/07: RECLASSIFYING CERTAIN CLASSES OF CONSUMERS AS RESIDENTIAL-RATE CLASS CUSTOMERS: SECTION 78 OF THE ACT

Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998
Loi de 1998 sur la Commission de l’énergie de l’Ontario

ONTARIO REGULATION 445/07

RECLASSIFYING CERTAIN CLASSES OF CONSUMERS AS RESIDENTIAL-RATE CLASS CUSTOMERS: SECTION 78 OF THE ACT

Consolidation Period: From August 2, 2007 to the e-Laws currency date.

No amendments.

This Regulation is made in English only.

Treating certain consumers as residential-rate class customers

1. (1) For the purposes of fixing just and reasonable rates for a distributor under section 78 of the Act, the Board shall ensure that a consumer who falls into one of the following categories shall be treated as a residential-rate class customer if the criteria in subsection (2) are satisfied:

1. A consumer who is charged by the distributor as a general service, less than 50 kilowatt demand rate-class customer.

2. A consumer who is charged by the distributor for the distribution of electricity as having a demand of greater than 50 kilowatt rate-class customer. O. Reg. 445/07, s. 1 (1).

(2) A consumer who falls into one of the categories set out in subsection (1) shall be treated as a residential-rate class customer if,

(a) the distributor that serves the consumer is licensed to serve in an area of not less than 10,000 square kilometres in size; and

(b) the average customer density for the distributor is less than seven customers per kilometre of distribution line. O. Reg. 445/07, s. 1 (2).

(3) The rate classifications to ensure that consumers that fall into a category set out in subsection (1) are treated as residential-rate class customers if the criteria in subsection (2) are satisfied take effect on the date of the distributor’s next rate order made on or after August 15, 2007. O. Reg. 445/07, s. 1 (3).

2. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation). O. Reg. 445/07, s. 2.