OEB notice of hearing for 2025 distribution rates

EPCOR application​

EPCOR has applied to the Ontario Energy Board to increase its natural gas rates, effective January 1, 2025. If the application is approved as filed, the amount EPCOR charges a typical residential customer and a typical commercial customer in its South Bruce service area would increase by the following yearly amounts:

• General Service Existing Residential: $141 per year​
• General Service New Residential: $138 per year
• General Service Commercial: $223 per year

The requested rate increase is set using an OEB-approved formula which is tied to inflation and other factors intended to promote efficiency. The rate increase also includes EPCOR’s request to dispose of the balances in certain deferral and variance accounts, including the Customer Volume Variance Account. Other customers may also be affected. It is important to review the application carefully to determine whether you may be affected by these changes.

Public hearing​

The Ontario Energy Board will hold a public hearing to consider the application filed by EPCOR. During the hearing, which could be oral, electronic or written, the OEB will question EPCOR on the request for a rate increase. The OEB will also hear questions and arguments from individuals that have registered to participate (called intervenors) in the hearing. At the end of this hearing, the OEB will decide what, if any, rate change will be allowed. The OEB is an independent and impartial public agency. It makes decisions that serve the public interest. Its goal is to promote a financially viable and efficient energy sector that provides customers with reliable energy services at a reasonable cost.

Be informed and have your say

You have the right to information regarding this application and to be involved in the process. You can review EPCOR’s application​. You can file a letter with your comments, which will be considered during the hearing. You can become an intervenor. As an intervenor, you can ask questions about EPCOR’s application and make arguments on whether the OEB should approve the request. Apply to be an intervenor by September 20, 2024, or the hearing will go ahead without you and you will not receive any further notice of the proceeding. At the end of the process, review the OEB’s decision and its reasons on its website.

Learn more

Our file number for this case is EB-2024-0238. To learn more about this hearing, find instructions on how to file a letter with your comments or become an intervenor, or to access any document related to this case, please enter the file number EB-2024-0238 on the OEB website. You can also phone our Consumer Relations Centre at 1-877-632-2727 with any questions.

Type of hearing

There are three types of OEB hearings: oral, electronic, and written. EPCOR has applied for a written hearing. The OEB is considering this request. If you think an oral hearing is needed, you can write to the OEB to explain why by September 20, 2024.​