This section provides general information about actual and forecast electricity demand, the supply mix that is being used to meet that demand, as well as the day-ahead provincial market price. Both real-time and day-ahead supply and price data are available on the Market Data page.
DA-OZP ($/MWh)
Ontario Demand (MW)
Actual Projected
| Date | 1st | 2nd | Actual Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 72.70 | ||
| Apr 2026 | 0.06 | 92.40 | |
| Mar 2026 | -40.62 | 50.19 | 72.70 |
| Feb 2026 | -2.92 | -48.53 | -32.81 |
| Jan 2026 | 14.38 | 9.51 | -40.62 |
| Dec 2025 | 22.26 | -25.73 | -2.92 |
| Nov 2025 | 39.61 | 25.50 | 18.16 |
| Oct 2025 | 74.82 | 42.20 | 48.85 |
| Sep 2025 | 3.00 | 81.91 | 61.85 |
| Aug 2025 | 3.00 | 17.46 | 30.10 |
| Jul 2025 | 115.93 | -1.76 | 14.38 |
| Jun 2025 | 89.04 | 87.76 | 59.72 |
| Date | 1st | 2nd | Actual Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 7.27 | ||
| Apr 2026 | 0.01 | 9.24 | |
| Mar 2026 | -4.06 | 5.02 | 7.27 |
| Feb 2026 | -0.29 | -4.85 | -3.28 |
| Jan 2026 | 1.44 | 0.95 | -4.06 |
| Dec 2025 | 2.23 | -2.57 | -0.29 |
| Nov 2025 | 3.96 | 2.55 | 1.82 |
| Oct 2025 | 7.48 | 4.22 | 4.89 |
| Sep 2025 | 0.30 | 8.19 | 6.19 |
| Aug 2025 | 0.30 | 1.75 | 3.01 |
| Jul 2025 | 11.59 | -0.18 | 1.44 |
| Jun 2025 | 8.90 | 8.78 | 5.97 |
Top 10 peak hours and ICI Ontario demand values with coincident adjusted AQEW values to date
Real-time snapshot of the top 10 peak hours and ICI Ontario demand values with coincident adjusted AQEW values for the current base period. This information can be used by ICI customers to track ICI Ontario demand peaks and estimate their GA allocation for the peak hour.
Peak Tracker
as of 2 May 2026
| Rank | Date | Hour Ending (EST) | ICI Ontario Demand* (MW) | Coincident Adjusted AQEW (MWh) | Status* (Initial, Prelim, Final) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01 May 2026 | 20 | 16,507 | ||
| 2 | 02 May 2026 | 9 | 15,229 |
*ICI Ontario Demand Status: Initial peak values are published in orange approx. 1 hour following the end of the trade hour. Final peak values are published in black by the end of 5 business days following initial publication. *Coincident Adjusted AQEW Status: Initial data is published 7 calendar days after the trade date. Preliminary data is published 10 business days after the trade date. Final data is published 20 business days after the trade date. A blank column indicates adjusted AQEW values are not yet available.
