OEB Invites Nominations for Transmission Connections Review Working Group

July 22, 2024

The OEB has identified two streams of work as part of its Transmission Connections Review:

  • Stream One: Integrating resources
  • Stream Two: Reviewing cost allocation policies for new or modified connections

To address these issues, OEB will be forming a working group to discuss each stream. Working group discussions may result in issues being added to the established issues list.

The OEB invites each group that provided comments upon commencement of this review to join the working group. Other stakeholders who wish to join the working group are also encouraged to submit nominations.

Details on the call for nominations, including required information as part of the submission, can be found in the OEB’s July 19, 2024 letter. Please note, the nomination deadline is July 31, 2024.

View the LinkedIn post from OEB HERE

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