The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) was an independent, non-profit corporation established through the Electricity Restructuring Act, 2004 (Bill 100). Licensed by the

Ontario Energy Board The Ontario Energy Board regulates natural gas and electricity utilities in the province of Ontario, Canada. This includes setting rates, and licensing all participants in the electricity sector including the Independent Electricity System Operato ...

, it reported to the Ontario legislature through the

Ministry of Energy A Ministry of Energy or Department of Energy is a government department in some countries that typically oversees the production of fuel and electricity; in the United States, however, it manages nuclear weapons development and conducts energy-rel ...

. The OPA was responsible for: * Assessing the long-term adequacy of electricity resources on Ontario * Forecasting future demand and the potential for conservation and

renewable energy Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources that are naturally replenished on a human timescale. It includes sources such as sunlight, wind, the movement of water, and geothermal heat. Although most renewable energy ...

* Preparing an integrated system plan for conservation, generation, transmission * Procuring new supply, transmission and demand management either by competition or by contract, when necessary * Achieving the targets set by government for conservation and renewable energy. In April 2012, the Energy Minister of Ontario Christopher Bentley introduced legislation in Parliament to merge the Ontario Power Authority and the

Independent Electricity System Operator The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is the Crown corporation responsible for operating the electricity market and directing the operation of the bulk electrical system in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is one of seven independ ...

. Ontario Power Authority merged with IESO on January 1, 2015.

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{{ONGovDept Ontario electricity policy Ontario Hydro Defunct Ontario government departments and agencies 2015 disestablishments in Ontario 2004 establishments in Ontario

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