Should Greater Sudbury Hydro's 2025 Electricity Rates Be Approved?
Official title: 2025 electricity distribution rates, cost of service
Greater Sudbury Hydro is asking the Ontario Energy Board to approve new electricity distribution rates for 2025. This is a cost-of-service application, meaning the utility must justify its costs to set rates. The case involves complex issues around employee benefits (OPEBs) and how those costs should be recovered from customers.
Why This Matters
Live in Greater Sudbury? This decision affects your electricity bill. The utility wants to change how it recovers employee benefit costs, which could mean higher or lower rates depending on the outcome. Even small rate changes add up over time.
What Could Change
The OEB will decide whether to approve Greater Sudbury Hydro's proposed rates for 2025. An interim rate order was already issued in May 2025. The final decision will determine how employee benefit costs are factored into rates and could set precedents for other utilities.
Key Issues
- How should employee post-employment benefits (OPEBs) be recovered in electricity rates?
- What is the appropriate cost of service for Greater Sudbury Hydro's 2025 rates?
How to Participate
- Review the case documents on the Ontario Energy Board case page to understand the rate application and submissions from various parties.