O. Reg. 426/06: Smart Meters: Cost Recovery

 

ontario regulation 426/06

made under the

Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998

Made: August 10, 2006
Filed: August 29, 2006
Published on e-Laws: August 31, 2006
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: September 16, 2006

Smart Meters: Cost Recovery

Cost recovery, general

1. (1) In relation to the acquisition of smart meters, metering equipment, systems and technology and any associated equipment, systems and technologies, subject to final approval by the Board, a distributor may recover its costs relating to functionality that does not exceed the minimum functionality adopted in Ontario Regulation 425/06 (Criteria and Requirements for Meters and Metering Equipment, Systems and Technology) made under the Electricity Act, 1998.

(2) In relation to the acquisition of smart meters, metering equipment, systems and technology and any associated equipment, systems and technologies, a distributor may not recover its costs relating to functionality that exceeds the minimum functionality adopted in Ontario Regulation 425/06 (Criteria and Requirements for Meters and Metering Equipment, Systems and Technology) made under the Electricity Act, 1998 unless the costs are approved by the Board.

(3) In reaching a decision under subsection (2), the Board may consider the matters that it considers appropriate, including evidence that the functionality that exceeds the minimum functionality adopted in Ontario Regulation 425/06 (Criteria and Requirements for Meters and Metering Equipment, Systems and Technology) made under the Electricity Act, 1998 benefits the distributor’s consumers.

Cost recovery, meter data functions

2. (1) No distributor shall recover any costs associated with meter data functions to be performed by the Smart Metering Entity.

(2) Despite subsection (1), distributors may recover costs associated with functions related to meter data that are contemplated to be performed by distributors by the criteria and requirements adopted in Ontario Regulation 425/06 (Criteria and Requirements for Meters and Metering Equipment, Systems and Technology) made under the Electricity Act, 1998. 

(3) Subsection (1) does not prevent distributors from recovering costs that are approved by the Board pursuant to section 1 that are associated with functions related to meter data that relate to a distributor’s operation of its distribution system, but only if those functions are not meter data functions to be performed by the Smart Metering Entity.

(4) Subsection (1) does not apply to distributors with service areas identified as priority installations in Ontario Regulation 428/06 (Priority Installations) made under the Electricity Act, 1998.

(5) In this section,

“meter data functions” include the verification, validation and editing of meter data received from distributors, the processing of meter data into data that is ready for billing purposes, the aggregation of meter data into rate periods and the storing and managing of meter data.