The Ontario Clean Energy Benefit (OCEB) has been introduced by the Provincial Government to help electricity consumers with the increased costs of moving the province to clean sources of power and modernizing the energy infrastructure to ensure that the delivery of reliable power to homes and businesses continues in future years.

The Ontario Government, in late 2010, announced the introduction of the OCEB, a 10% rebate for all residential, seasonal, farm and small business (general service energy-billed with less than 50 kW demand) customers in the province. The rebate, appears as a separate line item on customer bills, is applied on the total charges (electricity, delivery, regulatory, debt retirement and taxes) for electricity consumed beginning on January 1, 2011 and will be in place until December 31, 2015.

All electricity customers in Ontario currently on the Regulated Price Plan (RPP) two-tiered and Time-of-Use (TOU) prices will receive the OCEB rebate, including customers who are enrolled with a retailer as well as those on spot market pricing as long as they are deemed to be RPP eligible.

Since PowerStream residential customers are billed on a bi-monthly basis and with the rebate only for electricity consumed from January 1, 2011 onward, those customers billed in the first few weeks of January and through February will only see a partial rebate based on the prorated portion of their electricity consumed in 2011 with the full rebate on consumption applied to all subsequent bills.

To see how the OCEB will appear on your bill, visit our Understanding Your Bill feature.

For more information on the OCEB, go to the Ministry of Energy’s website at www.mei.gov.on.ca/en/energy or call 1-888-668-4636.

Frequently Asked Questions

What charges are included in the OCEB?

The OCEB applies a 10 % rebate to the following charges: Electricity, Delivery, Regulatory Charges, the Debt Retirement Charge, Provincial Benefit/Global Adjustment (if applicable) and HST.

What charges are not included in the OCEB?

The OCEB does not apply to late payment charges, security deposits, new connection charges, past due charges, water heater rentals, water/wastewater charges or other non-electricity charges.

How much will I save with the OCEB?

The OCEB is a 10 % reduction on your total electricity charges, including HST. The government estimates that a typical Residential consumer will see annual savings of approximately $153.60.

Where will the OCEB appear on my bill?

It will appear as a separate line item on your bill. The line item will be called “Ontario Clean Energy Benefit (-10%)”. This can be seen on our Understanding Your Bill feature.