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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Friday November 16, 2007 - 11 Ontario Energy Board Commission de l' énergie de l'Ontario NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND WRITTEN HEARING FOR AN ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION RATE CHANGE Oakville Hydro Electricity Distribution Inc. EB-2007-0834 The Ontario Energy Board has received an application on October 26, 2007 under section 78 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c. 15 (Schedule B), seeking approval for changes to the rates that Oakville Hydro Electricity Distribution Inc. charges for electricity distribution, to be effective May 1, 2008. The Board has assigned the application file number EB-2007-0834. The Board's decision on this application may have an effect on all of Oakville Hydro Electricity Distribution Inc.'s customers. Any change to the rates that Oakville Hydro Electricity Distribution Inc. charges for electricity distribution will be reflected in the delivery charges. Delivery charges are one of four regular items on residential and general service customers' electricity bills and vary depending on the amount of electricity consumed. Oakville Hydro Electricity Distribution Inc. indicates that if the application is approved as filed, a residential customer consuming 1,000 kWh per month would experience an approximate 1.9% decrease in the electricity bill. A small general service customer consuming 2,000 kWh per month and having a monthly demand of 50 kW or lower would see an approximate 1.0% decrease in the electricity bill. How to see Oakville Hydro Electricity Distribution Inc.'s Application y y pp Copies of the application are available for inspection at the Board's office in Toronto and on its website, www.oeb.gov.on.ca, and at Oakville Hydro Electricity Distribution Inc.'s office. How to Participate in the Rate Proceeding p g The Board intends to proceed with Oakville Hydro Electricity Distribution Inc.'s rate change application by way of written hearing unless a party satisfies the Board that there is good reason for holding an oral hearing. If you object to a written hearing in this matter, you must provide written reasons why an oral hearing is necessary. Any objections to a written hearing must be received by the Board and copied to the applicant at the addresses below no later than December 3, 2007. The Board will not be awarding costs in this matter. Anyone who wishes information and material from the applicant that is in addition to the evidence filed with the Board and that is relevant to the hearing, shall request it by written interrogatories filed with the Board and delivered to the applicant on or before December 17, 2007. The applicant shall file with the Board complete responses to the interrogatories and deliver them to all parties who asked interrogatories no later than January 7, 2008. Anyone who wishes to make a submission on the application must file that written submission with the Board and deliver it to the applicant by January 21, 2008. If the applicant wishes to respond to the submission(s), the written response must be filed with the Board and delivered to all parties who made submissions by February 4, 2008. How to File Documents with the Board If you already have a user ID, please submit your interrogatories or submission through the Board's web portal at www.errr.oeb.gov.on.ca. Additionally, two paper copies are required. For instructions on how to file and naming conventions, please refer to the RESS Document Guidelines found at www.oeb.gov.on.ca, e-Filing Services. Those who do not have internet access are asked to submit their interrogatories or submission on a CD or diskette in PDF format, along with two paper copies. You may also send your submission by post or e-mail to the addresses below. In responding to this Notice, please include Board file number EB-2007-0834 in the subject line of your e-mail or at the top of your document. It is also important that you provide your name, postal address and telephone number and, if available, an e-mail address and fax number. All communications should be directed to the attention of the Board Secretary at the address below, and be received no later than 4:45 p.m. on the required date. Need More Information? Further information on how to participate may be obtained by visiting the Board's website at www.oeb.gov.on.ca or by calling our Consumer Relations Centre at 1-877-632-2727. IMPORTANT IF YOU DO NOT FILE AN OBJECTION TO A WRITTEN HEARING OR DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCEEDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS NOTICE, THE BOARD MAY PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE AND YOU WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO FURTHER NOTICE IN THIS PROCEEDING. Addresses The Board: Post: Ontario Energy Board P.O. Box 2319 2300 Yonge Street, 27th Floor Toronto ON M4P 1E4 Attention: Board Secretary Filings: www.errr.oeb.gov.on.ca E-mail: Boardsec@oeb.gov.on.ca Tel: 1-888-632-6273 (toll free) Fax: 416-440-7656 DATED at Toronto, November 12, 2007 ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD The Applicant: Oakville Hydro Electricity Distribution Inc. 861 Redwood Square P. O. Box 1900 Oakville ON L6J 5E3 Attention: Manager, Regulatory Affairs E-mail: cbirceanu@oakvillehydro.com Original signed by Kirsten Walli, Board Secretary