Forms: OER Eligibility | Renfrew Hydro Inc

Price Plan & Ontario Electricity Rebate Declaration Form

Effective November 1, 2019, the Ontario government introduced the new Ontario Electricity Rebate, under the Ontario Rebate for Electricity Consumers Act, 2016

Residential, seasonal, and small business customers, as well as any customer who is using less than 250,000 kilowatt hours a year are by default billed the Regulated Price Plan Time-of-Use (RPP TOU) rates and are automatically eligible for the Ontario Electricity Rebate (OER).

Other commercial customers with a demand above 50 kilowatts and annual consumption above 250,000 kilowatt hours may be eligible to receive the Ontario Electricity Rebate if they meet at least one of the eligibility criteria located in Section B.

Effective May 01, 2023, in accordance with section 3.5 of the Ontario Energy Board’s Standard Supply Service Code, RPP TOU consumers now have the option of being charged tiered prices or ultra-low overnight time-of use prices. Consumers that have an interval meter also have the option of being charged the Hourly Ontario Energy Price (HOEP).

Your account will be adjusted upon receipt of this signed and completed Declaration Form. Any delay in processing as a result of missing or inaccurate information on the form will NOT result in adjustments to previous billings. Do not include units that are metered or billed separately from the account referenced.

At any time after submitting the self-declaration form, you may choose to switch between the RPP TOU, RPP Tiered, RPP Ultra-Low Overnight or HOEP pricing. Requests to change your price plan can be sent by fax, mail or email and should include your account number and your service address. If the request is submitted by a third party, please include a letter of authorization permitting the third party to act on your behalf. If you change your price plan, the change will be effective as of the next actual meter reading.

Definitions for OER purposes for Multi-unit complex, Qualifying Unit, Common Elements and Mobile Home Park as well as further instructions can be found here.

Account Details

Section A: Customer Choice Billing Option

Select the box that applies, you should check only one box

Time of Use (TOU)

Ultra-Low Overnight (ULO)

Tiered

Hourly Ontario Energy Pricing (HOEP)

Section B: Eligilibty Criteria for the Ontario Electricity Rebate

I wish to receive the Ontario Electricity Rebate (OER) on my electricity account. My account relates to:

Select the box that applies, you should check only one box

A multi-unit complex that is predominantly residential (e.g. a condominium or apartment building), other than a retirement residence [If you checked this box, fill out Part 1 and Part 5 below]

Any common elements of a multi-unit complex that is predominantly residential [If you checked this box, fill out Part 2 and Part 5 below]

A retirement residence [If you checked this box, fill out Part 3 and Part 5 below]

A mobile home park [If you checked this box, fill out Part 4 and Part 5 below]

Part 1: Multi-Unit Complexes

Multi-unit complexes that are predominantly residential, such as condominium and apartment buildings, are eligible for the OER. To qualify, each of the three statements below must apply. Please check the box next to each statement to confirm it applies to your account. If your account relates to a retirement residence or a mobile home park, do not complete this Part 1; skip to Part 3 or Part 4 as applicable.

My account relates solely to a multi-unit complex

The multi-unit complex has at least two qualifying units

At least 50% of the total number of units in the complex are qualifying units

Part 2: Common Elements of Residential Multi-Unit Complexes such as Condominium or Apartment Buildings

Starting July 1, 2022, accounts for any common elements of a multi-unit complex that is predominantly residential are eligible for the OER. To qualify, each of the three statements below must apply. Please check the box next to each statement to confirm it applies to your account.

My account relates at least partly to common elements of a multi-unit complex

The multi-unit complex, including any part of the multi-unit complex to which the common area account does not apply, contains at least two qualifying units

At least 50 per cent of the units within the multi-unit complex, including any part of the multi-unit complex to which the account does not apply, are qualifying units

Part 3: Retirement Residences

Starting July 1, 2022, accounts for a retirement residence will be eligible for the OER. To qualify, each of the four statements below must apply. Please check the box next to each statement to confirm it applies to your account.

My account relates solely to a retirement residence

At least 50 per cent of the units in the facility are occupied or intended to be occupied as a permanent residence by at least one person who is 65 years of age or older and who is not related to the operator of the facility

There are at least six persons aged 65 or older who occupy or are intended to occupy the facility

The facility is not a long-term care home [if it is, your account may still qualify; please contact us]

Part 4: Mobile Home Parks

Starting July 1, 2022, accounts for a mobile home park will be eligible for the OER. Please check the box below to confirm it applies to your account.

My account relates solely to a mobile home park

Part 5: General

I confirm that my account does not relate in whole or in part to any of the following types of excluded premises:

A hotel, motel or motor hotel, resort, lodge, tourist camp, cottage or cabin establishment, inn, campground, tourist home, bed and breakfast vacation establishment or vacation home
A trailer park that is not a mobile home park
Living accommodation occupied by a person for penal or correctional purposes
A hospital
A premises that is subject to the Ministry of Correctional Services Act or the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, 2017
Short-term living accommodation provided as emergency shelter
Living accommodation provided by an educational institution to its students or staff where,
- the living accommodation is provided primarily to persons under the age of majority, or all major questions related to the living accommodation are decided after consultation with a council or association representing the residents, and
- the living accommodation is not intended for year-round occupancy by full-time students or staff and members of their households
A university, college of applied arts and technology or other entity that provides post-secondary education
A premises that is identified by a NAICS code commencing with the digits 21, 22, 23, 31, 32 or 33 (“NAICS” means the North American Industry Classification System maintained by Statistics Canada; the codes starting with the digits above relate to premises that include mining, quarrying, oil and gas extraction, utilities, construction and manufacturing)

I confirm that should my account cease to meet the eligibility requirements I will give a revised Notice to Renfrew Hydro Inc. within 90 days of the date when the change in eligibility occurred

By submitting this declaration, Account holder (or legally authorized individual) acknowledges it is an offence to make a false or deceptive statement in a document submitted under the Ontario Rebate for Electricity Consumers Act, 2016 and certify that the information herein is complete and accurate.

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