PART III THE ELECTRICITY MARKETS
Non-discriminatory access
26 (1) A transmitter or distributor shall provide generators, retailers, market participants and consumers with non-discriminatory access to its transmission or distribution systems in Ontario in accordance with its licence.  1998, c. 15, Sched. A, s. 26 (1); 2014, c. 7, Sched. 7, s. 12. (1.1)-(1.3) Repealed: 2021, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 2. Same (2) Until subsection (1) comes into force, a transmitter or distributor prescribed by the regulations shall provide a generator, retailer or consumer prescribed by the regulations with non-discriminatory access to its transmission or distribution systems in Ontario in accordance with its licence.  1998, c. 15, Sched. A, s. 26 (2). Previous contracts with Ontario Hydro (3) Any contract entered into between Ontario Hydro and a municipal corporation or any other person before December 11, 1998 for the supply of electricity to the municipal corporation or other person ceases to have effect on the day subsection (1) comes into force.  1998, c. 15, Sched. A, s. 26 (3); 2002, c. 1, Sched. A, s. 5 (1). Previous contracts with municipal corporation (4) Any contract entered into between a municipal corporation and any person before December 11, 1998 for the supply of electricity to the person ceases to have effect on the day subsection (1) comes into force.  1998, c. 15, Sched. A, s. 26 (4); 2002, c. 1, Sched. A, s. 5 (2). Low-volume consumers (5) Subsections (3) and (4) do not apply to a contract for the supply of electricity to a low-volume consumer.  1998, c. 15, Sched. A, s. 26 (5). Same (6) A contract for the sale of electricity between a low-volume consumer and a person who, at the time the contract was entered into, was not authorized under the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 to retail electricity ceases to have effect on the date subsection (1) comes into force unless, after the person becomes authorized under the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 to retail electricity and before the date subsection (1) comes into force, the low-volume consumer re-affirms the contract in writing.  1998, c. 15, Sched. A, s. 26 (6). No cause of action (7) No cause of action arises as a result of a contract ceasing to have effect under subsection (3), (4) or (6).  1998, c. 15, Sched. A, s. 26 (7). Return of prepayment (8) Despite subsection (7), a person to whom electricity was to be supplied under a contract referred to in subsection (3) or (4), or a low-volume consumer to whom electricity was to be sold under a contract referred to in subsection (6), may recover any amount paid under the contract before the day the contract ceased to have effect in respect of electricity that was to be supplied on or after that day.  1998, c. 15, Sched. A, s. 26 (8). Application of subss. (3), (4) and (6) (9) Subsections (3), (4) and (6) do not apply to contracts prescribed by the regulations.  1998, c. 15, Sched. A, s. 26 (9). Definition (10) In this section, “low-volume consumer” means a person who annually uses less than the amount of electricity prescribed by the regulations.  1998, c. 15, Sched. A, s. 26 (10). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2002, c. 1, Sched. A, s. 5 (1, 2) - 27/06/2002 2009, c. 12, Sched. B, s. 10 - 09/09/2009 2014, c. 7, Sched. 7, s. 12 - 01/01/2015 2021, c. 25, Sched. 5, s. 2 - 03/06/2021