The appellants, private electrical contractors, appealed a decision of the Ontario Energy Board which held that affiliates of municipally-owned electricity distributors are permitted to provide street lighting services under section 73(1) of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, without geographic restriction.
The Divisional Court applied a reasonableness standard of review, finding that the Board's interpretation of its home statute was justified, transparent, and intelligible.
The appeal was dismissed.
