The OEB has issued a Staff Bulletin reminding licensed electricity distributors of their obligation under the Distribution System Code (DSC) to provide access to specific forms and information to facilitate connection of generation and storage facilities (DERs) to the distribution system. Access to information supports customer choice by ensuring customers understand both technical and non-technical requirements, enabling informed investment decisions.
The OEB requests that distributors take immediate steps to ensure these forms and information are posted to the websites and readily available for customers, promoting a transparent and consistent approach to DER connections across the province.
OEB Bulletin - Providing Information on DER Connections
The OEB has issued a Staff Bulletin reminding licensed electricity distributors of their obligation under the Distribution System Code (DSC) to provide access to specific forms and information to facilitate connection of generation and storage facilities (DERs) to the distribution system. Access to information supports customer choice by ensuring customers understand both technical and non-technical requirements, enabling informed investment decisions.
The OEB requests that distributors take immediate steps to ensure these forms and information are posted to the websites and readily available for customers, promoting a transparent and consistent approach to DER connections across the province.
OEB Bulletin - Providing Information on DER Connections
The OEB has announced its phased approach to providing customers with access to electricity distribution capacity maps in response to the November 2023 Letter of Direction. In the initial phase, licensed distributors are expected to post capacity information by March 3, 2025.
On March 12, the OEB launched two surveys focused on Distribution System Capacity Information Sharing. One survey is directed at distributors, while the other targets EV charging service providers and other stakeholders. The summary of the survey results can be accessed through the link below:
Today, a survey has been posted to gather insights from distributors, electric vehicle charging service providers and other interested stakeholders regarding the potential benefits and mechanisms for providing publicly available capacity information about the distribution system, in alignment with the Letter of Direction we received from the Minister of Energy.
Please click here to participate in the survey.
We encourage you to complete the survey by April 5, 2024. Please ensure only one survey is completed by your organization. All individual responses will be kept confidential. Aggregated data by industry sector will be provided to the DER Connections Review Working Group and may be included in any future reporting on this initiative.
The OEB has received the following comments on the proposed amendments to the Distribution System Code to enable electricity distributors to offer flexible hosting capacity arrangements and to entirely eliminate the capacity allocation deposit requirements and references on January 29, 2024:
The OEB has issued the final Notice of Amendments to the Distribution System Code regarding the connection of non-residential electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The amendments establish the requirement for licensed electricity distributors to follow a standardized and streamlined process (the EVCCP) for connecting non-residential EV charging infrastructure that requires modifications or additions to the distributor's distribution system. These amendments will come into force on May 27, 2024.
The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) has issued a Notice of Proposal to amend the Distribution System Code. The amendment is intended to enable electricity distributors to offer flexible hosting capacity arrangements. We invite stakeholders to provide feedback to the proposal by February 13, 2024.
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Notice of Proposal to Amend the DSC
- Appendix A - Proposed Amendments to the DSC - Comparison Version To The Current Code (included within Notice)
- Appendix B - Proposed Amendments to the DSC - Clean Version (included within Notice)
- Appendix C - Cost Awards (included in Notice)
The OEB has received the following comments on the proposed amendments to the Distribution System Code to facilitate the connection of non-residential electric vehicle charging infrastructure to a distributor's distribution system on January 19, 2024:
DER Connections Subgroup Members List (June 2023) (89.5 KB) (pdf)
February 28, 2023: Meeting #1
