About 45,000 households in Ottawa are Hydro One customers, despite the municipality's efforts to transfer them to Hydro Ottawa. "We have poles and wires and stations that are used to service the distribution system and ... that system is aging and in decline. Pugliese also pointed even with the proposed modest rate increase, Hydro One customers will still see their hydro bills decrease overall due to the province's recently announced subsidies. For rural or low-income Hydro One customers, the hydro savings would be 40 to 50 per cent. "It must submit an application with the Ontario Energy Board (OEB), an independent, quasi-judicial body with a mandate to protect Ontario energy consumers.

Source: CBC News June 07, 2017 09:00 UTC