Ontario Energy Board

In the Ontario Government’s 2013 Long-Term Energy Plan, the Government indicated that it would look at opportunities to expand natural gas service to communities in Ontario that are not currently served. On February 17, 2015, the Ontario Minister of Energy in a letter to the Chair of the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) encouraged the OEB to examine opportunities to facilitate access to natural gas services to more communities. On February 18, 2015, the OEB issued a letter stating that it will hear requests for regulatory flexibility or appropriate exemptions in the context of an application made for approvals pertaining to expansion projects. The OEB invited parties with the appropriate technical and financial expertise to propose, within their application, any options to address these regulatory issues.