Reductions to equal billing plan accounts under s. 79.1 (13) of the Act
3.2 (1) The amount of a reduction made by a distributor to a low-volume consumer’s equal billing plan account under subsection 79.1 (13) of the Act shall be determined in accordance with the following formula: (A + B + C) – (D + E + F) – G where, A = subject to subsection (2), the total amount that the consumer was charged, by the distributor, in respect of the commodity price for electricity used, including total losses, during the period from May 1, 2002 to November 30, 2002, B = subject to subsections (2) and (3), the total amount that the consumer was charged, by other persons that were distributors or retailers that billed the consumer under retailer-consolidated billing, in respect of the commodity price for electricity used, including total losses, during the period from May 1, 2002 to November 30, 2002, C = subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), the total amount that the consumer was charged, by the IESO, in respect of the commodity price for electricity withdrawn from the IESO-controlled grid, as determined in accordance with the market rules, during the period from May 1, 2002 to November 30, 2002, D = subject to subsection (2), the total amount that the consumer would have been charged, by the distributor, in respect of the commodity price for electricity used, including total losses, during the period from May 1, 2002 to November 30, 2002, if the commodity price for electricity had been 4.3 cents per kilowatt hour during that period, E = subject to subsections (2) and (3), the total amount that the consumer would have been charged, by other persons that were distributors or retailers that billed the consumer under retailer-consolidated billing, in respect of the commodity price for electricity used, including total losses, during the period from May 1, 2002 to November 30, 2002, if the commodity price for electricity had been 4.3 cents per kilowatt hour during that period, F = subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), the total amount that the consumer would have been charged, by the IESO, in respect of the commodity price for electricity withdrawn from the IESO-controlled grid, as determined in accordance with the market rules, during the period from May 1, 2002 to November 30, 2002, if the commodity price for electricity had been 4.3 cents per kilowatt hour during that period, G = the amount of the reduction made to the account under subsection 79.1 (9) of the Act. O. Reg. 433/02, s. 3; O. Reg. 479/05, s. 1. (2) If May 1, 2002 falls within a billing period that includes any day before that day, or if November 30, 2002 falls within a billing period that includes any day after that day, a distributor may, for the purpose of subsection (1), estimate the amounts charged during that billing period that relate to electricity used during the period from May 1, 2002 to November 30, 2002. O. Reg. 433/02, s. 3. (3) The amounts of “B”, “C”, “E” and “F” in subsection (1) shall be deemed to be zero unless, not later than September 30, 2003, the distributor receives, from the consumer or another person, the information necessary to determine those amounts. O. Reg. 433/02, s. 3; O. Reg. 51/03, s. 2. (4) Despite subsection (3), the amounts of “C” and “F” in subsection (1) shall be deemed to be zero if the consumer is entitled to a payment from the IESO under subsection 79.2 (1) of the Act. O. Reg. 433/02, s. 3; O. Reg. 479/05, s. 1. (5) A distributor is required to make a reduction to a low-volume consumer’s equal billing plan account under subsection 79.1 (13) of the Act, in the amount determined under subsection (1), if the amount determined under subsection (1) is greater than zero. O. Reg. 433/02, s. 3.