O. Reg. 339/02: ELECTRICITY PRICING

 

ONTARIO regulation 339/02

made under the

ontario energy board act, 1998

Made: December 10, 2002
Filed: December 10, 2002
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: December 28, 2002

electricity pricing

Definition, subss. 79.1 (20) and 79.4 (4) of the Act

1. In subsections 79.1 (20) and 79.4 (4) of the Act,

“not connected to the IMO-controlled grid” means,

(a) not connected directly to the IMO-controlled grid, and

(b) not connected, indirectly through one or more transmission systems or other distribution systems, to the IMO-controlled grid.

Additional designated consumers

2. The following consumers are prescribed for the purpose of clause (f) of the definition of “designated consumer” in section 56 of the Act:

1. A consumer who has a demand of 50 kilowatts or less.

2. A consumer who has an account with a distributor, if the account relates to,

i. a dwelling,

ii. a property as defined in the Condominium Act, 1998,

iii. a residential complex as defined in the Tenant Protection Act, 1997, or

iv. a property that includes one or more dwellings and that is owned or leased by a co-operative as defined in the Co-operative Corporations Act.

3. An approved charitable institution within the meaning of the Charitable Institutions Act.

4. A home for special care within the meaning of the Homes for Special Care Act.

5. An employer who employs not more than 50 employees.

Exemptions: s. 79.1 of the Act

3. (1) Subsections 79.1 (1) and (14) of the Act do not apply to a distributor with respect to a consumer if,

(a) during the entire period that the distributor distributed electricity to the consumer after April 30, 2002 and before December 1, 2002, the distributor retailed electricity to the consumer pursuant to the distributor’s obligations under section 29 of the Electricity Act, 1998; and

(b) within 30 days after this subsection comes into force, the distributor delivers to the Minister a letter from the Board confirming that, during the period from May 1, 2002 to November 30, 2002, the average of the rates charged by the distributor for the retailing of electricity in order to meet its obligations under section 29 of the Electricity Act, 1998 was less than 4.3 cents per kilowatt hour.

(2) Despite subsection (1), subsections 79.1 (1) and (14) of the Act do not apply to PUC Distribution Inc. or Fort Frances Power Corporation Distribution Inc. with respect to a consumer if, during the entire period that it distributed electricity to the consumer after April 30, 2002 and before December 1, 2002, it retailed electricity to the consumer pursuant to its obligations under section 29 of the Electricity Act, 1998.

(3) Subsection 79.1 (3) of the Act does not apply to a consumer with respect to accounts for the following things:

1. Sentinel lights.

2. Street lighting.

3. Un-metered scattered loads.

Exemptions: s. 79.4 of the Act

4. (1) Subsection 79.4 (1) of the Act does not apply to a consumer in respect of electricity retailed to the consumer by a distributor pursuant to the distributor’s obligations under section 29 of the Electricity Act, 1998 if, within 30 days after this subsection comes into force, the distributor delivers to the Minister a letter from the Board confirming that, during the period from May 1, 2002 to November 30, 2002, the average of the rates charged by the distributor for the retailing of electricity in order to meet its obligations under section 29 of the Electricity Act, 1998 was less than 4.3 cents per kilowatt hour.

(2) Despite subsection (1), subsection 79.4 (1) of the Act does not apply to a consumer in respect of electricity retailed to the consumer by PUC Distribution Inc. or Fort Frances Power Corporation Distribution Inc. pursuant to its obligations under section 29 of the Electricity Act, 1998.