Ontario Energy Board Issues Decision Respecting Hydro One's 2015-2019 Distribution Custom Rate Application

TORONTO, March 12, 2015 /CNW/ - Hydro One announced today that the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) issued a decision respecting its distribution business to be implemented May 1, 2015. A copy of the decision is available on the OEB's website at www.ontarioenergyboard.ca/OEB.

Hydro One filed its application with the OEB on December 19, 2013. A copy of the application (EB-2013-0416) may be viewed or downloaded at www.hydroone.com.

Hydro One delivers electricity safely, reliably and responsibly to homes and businesses across the province of Ontario and owns and operates Ontario's 29,000 kilometre high-voltage transmission network that delivers electricity to large industrial customers and municipal utilities, and a 121,000 kilometre low-voltage distribution system that serves about 1.4 million end-use customers and smaller municipal utilities in the province. Hydro One is wholly owned by the Province of Ontario.

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These forward-looking statements are based on a variety of factors and assumptions including, but not limited to the following: no unforeseen changes in the legislative and operating framework for Ontario's electricity market; no severe damage to our facilities caused by adverse weather conditions, natural disasters or catastrophic events; anticipated numbers of new customers; availability of required services and/or materials;   a stable regulatory environment; and no significant event occurring outside the ordinary course of business. These assumptions are based on information currently available to us, including information obtained from third party industry analysts. Actual results may differ materially from those predicted by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by forward-looking statements include, among other things: severe weather conditions, natural disasters or catastrophic events; an inability to procure required services and/or materials; and the risk that anticipated numbers of new customers do not materialize.

 

SOURCE Hydro One Inc.

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