REPORTING OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND WATER USE, O. Reg. 506/18 (Consolidation Period: From June 12, 2020 )

• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Coming into Force: 12 June 2020

Electricity Act, 1998

ONTARIO REGULATION 506/18

REPORTING OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND WATER USE

Consolidation Period: From June 12, 2020 to the e-Laws currency date.

Last amendment: 268/20.

This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.

Definitions

1. In this Regulation,

“distributor” has the same meaning as in subsection 25.35.6 (1) of the Act; (“distributeur”)

“gross floor area” means, in respect of a prescribed property, the gross floor area determined for the property in accordance with section 4; (“surface hors oeuvre brute”)

“Guide” means the document titled “Guide to Energy and Water Reporting”, as it may be amended from time to time, published by the Ministry and available on a website of the Government of Ontario; (“Guide”)

“Portfolio Manager” means the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager electronic reporting system developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, as adapted for use in Canada and administered by Natural Resources Canada, and available on the Internet; (“Portfolio Manager”)

“prescribed property” means a building or structure prescribed under section 3. (“bien prescrit”)

Requirement to report

2. (1) For the purposes of section 25.35.3 of the Act, every person, other than a public agency, who is the owner of a prescribed property shall accurately report to the Ministry the information specified in section 8 of this Regulation in respect of the property in accordance with this Regulation.

(2) If there is more than one owner of a prescribed property, they are jointly responsible for reporting in respect of the prescribed property.

(3) For the purposes of this section, an owner includes a corporation created or continued under the Condominium Act, 1998.

Prescribed property

3. A building or structure is a prescribed property for the purposes of section 25.35.3 of the Act if it meets the following criteria:

1. Any part of the building or structure is situated on a property classified by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation by way of a code listed in the Guide.

2. Electricity or gas is consumed at the building or structure.

3. Electricity or gas consumption information for the building or structure is available from a distributor.

4. The building or structure at which electricity or gas is consumed has a gross floor area of at least 50,000 square feet.

5. In the case of a multi-unit residential building, it contains more than 10 units.

Gross floor area

4. The gross floor area of a single building or structure is the total number of square feet measured between the principal exterior surfaces of the enclosed fixed walls of the building or structure, including all areas inside the building or structure’s supporting areas such as any common areas, but excluding any exterior, unroofed or open air spaces such as a parking area.

Ongoing exemption from reporting

5. (1) Subject to subsection (2), an owner of a prescribed property is exempt from reporting under section 25.35.3 of the Act in respect of the property in the following circumstances:

1. The owner is a corporation that meets the following criteria:

i. It is established under an Act.

ii. It is accountable to the Government of Ontario.

iii. The majority of its governing body is appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, a minister of a ministry of the Government of Ontario or both.

iv. A power, function or duty of a minister of a ministry of the Government of Ontario under an Act has been assigned or delegated to it.

v. It is authorized or required, under an Act, to perform a public function or to offer a public service.

2. At least 50 per cent of the property’s gross floor area is occupied by a public agency.

3. At least 10 per cent of the...