Ontario Energy Board

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energy regulator government agency of Ontario independent regulatory agency

The Ontario Energy Board is an independent regulatory agency that oversees and sets rules for Ontario’s electricity and natural gas sectors, including rates and licensing for utilities and energy projects.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Ontario Energy Board canonical	3
Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998	1
Ontario’s Regulated Price Plan for electricity	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	energy regulator ⓘ government agency of Ontario ⓘ independent regulatory agency ⓘ
abbreviation	OEB ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
founded	1960 ⓘ
fundingModel	costs recovered from regulated entities ⓘ
hasBoard	part-time board members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council ⓘ
hasChair	Chair appointed by the Government of Ontario ⓘ
hasRole	advises the Ontario government on energy matters ⓘ approves major energy infrastructure projects ⓘ approves utility rate applications ⓘ enforces compliance with energy legislation ⓘ establishes codes of conduct for energy market participants ⓘ issues licences to electricity retailers ⓘ issues licences to energy utilities ⓘ issues licences to gas marketers ⓘ monitors energy markets in Ontario ⓘ protects energy consumers in Ontario ⓘ provides information to energy consumers ⓘ sets electricity distribution rates ⓘ sets electricity transmission rates ⓘ sets natural gas distribution rates ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Toronto ⓘ surface form: Toronto, Ontario
jurisdiction	Ontario ⓘ surface form: Province of Ontario
languageOfWork	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalBasis	Electricity Act, 1998 ⓘ Ontario Energy Board Act, 1960 ⓘ Ontario Energy Board self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
mandate	to promote a financially viable and efficient energy sector ⓘ to protect the interests of consumers with respect to prices and the adequacy, reliability and quality of electricity and gas service ⓘ to regulate Ontario’s electricity and natural gas sectors in the public interest ⓘ
oversees	Ontario Energy Board self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ontario’s Regulated Price Plan for electricity Ontario’s natural gas rate-setting process ⓘ time-of-use electricity pricing in Ontario ⓘ ultra-low overnight electricity price plan in Ontario ⓘ
parentOrganization	Government of Ontario ⓘ
regulates	Enbridge Gas Inc. ⓘ Hydro One Networks ⓘ surface form: Hydro One Networks Inc. Ontario Power Generation ⓘ electricity distributors in Ontario ⓘ electricity sector in Ontario ⓘ electricity transmitters in Ontario ⓘ natural gas sector in Ontario ⓘ natural gas utilities in Ontario ⓘ
sector	energy regulation ⓘ
website	https://www.oeb.ca ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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Sir Adam Beck Hydroelectric Generating Stations → regulatoryAuthority → Ontario Energy Board ⓘ

Ontario Power Generation → regulator → Ontario Energy Board ⓘ

Ontario electricity grid → regulator → Ontario Energy Board ⓘ

Ontario Energy Board → legalBasis → Ontario Energy Board self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998

Ontario Energy Board → oversees → Ontario Energy Board self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ontario’s Regulated Price Plan for electricity