The National Energy Board (NEB) is currently reviewing the National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations as they relate to the allocation of costs within the electricity industry.

If you have any questions or comments about this project, please contact Jodi Lea Jenkins as provided below:

Jodi Lea Jenkins (jjenkins@neb-one.gc.ca)
Regulatory Development Analyst
Planning, Policy and Coordination
National Energy Board
444 Seventh Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 0X8
Telephone: 403-299-3677
Telephone (toll free): 1-800-899-1265
Facsimile: 403-292-5503
Facsimile (toll free): 1-877-288-8803
TTY (teletype): 1-800-632-1663

Mailing address:

National Energy Board
444 Seventh Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 0X8

Amendments to the National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations

Letter concerning Year End Change (17 May 2006) [HTML] [PDF: 58 KB]
Letter and Proposed Amendments - Electricity Matters (4 May 2006) [HTML] [PDF: 133 KB]

Electricity Cost Recovery Concept

The Board has received the following comments in relation to the Electricity Cost Recovery Concept:

British Columbia Transmission Corporation (BCTC) - 20 February 2006 [PDF: 155 KB]
Brookfield Power - 6 February 2006 [PDF: 100 KB]
Hydro-Québec TransÉnergie - 20 Febrary 2006 (in French only) [PDF: 19 KB]
Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) - 20 Febrary 2005 [PDF: 52 KB]
Manitoba Hydro - 15 February 2006 [PDF: 128 KB]
New Brunswick Power Transmission Corporation - 20 February 2006 [PDF: 311 KB]
Powerex Corp.- 27 February 2006 [PDF: 59 KB]
Shell Trading - 13 February 2006 [PDF: 32 KB]

The Board is pleased to present the proposed cost recovery concept for the electricity sector. Written comments on the concept shall be filed with the Secretary of the Board by 20 February 2006.

Electricity Cost Recovery: Proposed amendments to the National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations (19 January 2006) [POWERPOINT: 126 KB]

Information Session 19 January 2006

Letter and Agenda (16 December 2005) [HTML] [PDF: 191 KB]

National Energy Board Electricity Cost Recovery Workshop - Summary of Workshop Discussion - 2 June 2005 [HTML] [PDF: 334 KB]

Hydro One Networks Inc.'s Comments on the June 2005 Summary Report - 7 September 2005 [PDF: 84 KB]
Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator's (IESO) Comments - 2 August 2005 [HTML]
Views of Manitoba Hydro on the Impact Assessment of Potential Cost Recovery Changes and Options Discussed at the Workshop - 22July 2005 [HTML]
Hydro-Québec TransÉnergie's Comments dated 2 August 2005 [HTML] [PDF: 94 KB]
Note: The Board was unable to include the comments received from Hydro-Québec TransÉnergie, a participant at the workshop in Montréal in June 2005, in the original document before release to the public. These comments should be referred to when reading the Summary of Workshop Discussion - 2 June 2005.

Electricity Cost Recovery Alternatives

The NEB engaged Chymko Consulting Ltd. as a cost recovery consultant to provide assistance in a review of the NEB's electricity cost recovery regulations. As part of the project, Chymko Consulting was asked to research electricity cost recovery methodologies of other countries and Canadian jurisdictions and provide a written report to that effect. The report is titled Electricity Cost Recovery Alternatives [PDF: 515 KB].

2 June 2005 Workshop Presentations and Documents

Regulation Process [POWERPOINT: 363 KB]
De-mystifying Cost Recovery Fees (It's easy as A B C) [POWERPOINT: 127 KB]
Supplementary notes on cost recovery [HTML] [PDF: 130 KB]
Overview of Electricity Program [POWERPOINT: 91 KB]
List of Proposed Electricity Cost Recovery Options [HTML] [PDF: 104 KB]
List of Proposed Criteria to Evaluate the Cost Recovery Options [HTML] [PDF: 102 KB]

Background Information

National Energy Board Electricity Cost Recovery Workshop - Summary of Workshop Discussion - Revision 1 - 9 December 2004 [PDF: 435 KB]
NEB Response - Letter dated 14 July 2004 [HTML] [PDF: 96 KB]
Request for Review of the National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations - Electricity - 31 March 2004 [PDF: 131 KB]

Useful links

National Energy Board Act [HTML]
National Energy Board Cost Recovery Regulations - SOR/91-7 [HTML]
Policy on Service Standards for External Fees [ASP]
User Fees Act [HTML]

Energy Market Assessments (EMAs)

A Compendium of Electric Reliability Frameworks Across Canada - June 2004 [PDF: 1959 KB]
Canadian Electricity Exports and Imports: An Energy Market Assessment - January 2003 [PDF: 1363 KB]
Canadian Electricity Trends and Issues - May 2001 [PDF: 1527 KB]