Active Consultations

The IESO is committed to open, two-way dialogue with stakeholders to help understand and resolve issues in a way that benefits both stakeholders and the IESO. Below you will find a listing of active stakeholder consultations being conducted by the IESO.

Ref. #	Last Updated	Active Consultations	Plan	Closure Date
SE-64	May 1, 2008	+ IESO System Access Changes on how participant’s access the IESO systems are needed for a number of reasons as outlined in the stakeholder plan. Improvements to the process need to occur in consultation with stakeholders so that their needs are understood.		August 2008
SE-61	Apr 14, 2008	+ Exploration of Enhancements to Dispatch Methodology and Processes Over the next several months the IESO will be initiating a dialogue with key stakeholders to discuss both current and future dispatch issues. The initial discussions will help the IESO determine the most effective methods of gathering stakeholder input on this initiative, and help determine the issues and approach for the next phase of this initiative.		To be determined
SE-60	Apr 3, 2008	+ Inter-market Trading of Operating Reserve The IESO examination of allowing the exporting of operating reserve is an outstanding commitment from prior to market commencement. For reciprocity reasons, importing of OR will also be examined. The exporting and importing of operating reserve will have an interest to traders who conduct transactions between neighbouring electricity markets. The existing Market Pricing Working Group will be used for detailed consultation on this initiative.		September 2008
SE-59	Apr 3, 2008	+ Connection Assessment and Approval Procedure - Market Manual 2.10 The IESO's Connection Assessment and Approval (CAA) process is used to determine the impact of proposed new or modified connections on the reliability of Ontario's integrated power system. The IESO has revised the queue allocation principles and the rights associated with the queue position in the CAA procedure. The goal of the stakeholder engagement plan is to gather feedback from stakeholders on the proposed changes to the connection assessment and approvals procedure		September 2008
SE-58	May 8, 2008	+ Day-Ahead Forecast of Real-time Prices The IESO operates a real-time market in which electricity prices are determined in five minute intervals. A forecast of the next day’s real-time prices could provide both consumers and producers with an additional level of information to help them plan their operations. Through this process, the IESO will evaluate the costs and benefits of publishing a real-time price forecast.		May 2008
SE-57	Feb 27, 2008	+ Embedded Generation Embedded or distributed generation is usually small scale generators connected within the distribution network and are normally located close to the consumer. The goal of this stakeholder plan is to provide stakeholders the opportunity to give feedback to the IESO on the discussion paper and the potential market rule changes highlighted in the paper.		December 2008
SE-56	Feb 28, 2008	+ High voltage revenue metering A market participant has been working with the IESO on a proposal to reduce the costs of upgrading revenue metering installations to meet the existing wholesale metering requirements. The goal is to examine opportunities to enable market participants to provide effective metering installations with reduced costs and challenges in specific circumstances.		August 2008
SE-55	Apr 28, 2008	+ Revise Non-Compliance Level Descriptions and Incorporate Compliance Sanctioning Guidelines Framework The IESO is seeking to amend the enforcement market rules to incorporate the major elements of the sanctioning guidelines into the market rules. The goal of the stakeholder engagement plan is to gather feedback on the proposed market rule amendment.		September 2008
SE-54	Jan 15, 2008	+ Peak vs. average pre-dispatch demand forecast The IESO is proposing a study to determine whether using an average demand forecast would be or less efficient that the current practice of using a peak demand forecast. The goal of the plan is to gather feedback on the proposal the proposed efficiency analysis and cost benefit analysis.		September 2008
SE-53	May 8, 2008	+ IESO Enrolment Processes Enrolment starts with a preliminary contact joining the electricity market through connection studies and building a facility; then registering people, organizations, facilities, and revenue meter. One of the goals of this initiative is to reduce the total cycle time from the start of connection assessment through to facility in service.		June 2008
SE-52	Mar 17, 2008	+ On-line Settlement Data Submission Data currently submitted by local distribution companies via a number of settlement forms using a digital certificate, will now be submitted on-line. The goal of the stakeholder engagement plan is to communicate the implementation and transition phase of this initiative.		June 2008
SE-51	Apr 8, 2008	+ Temporary No-Load Energization of Facilities without Registered Metering A market rule amendment is being submitted to permit the temporary energization of a step-down transformer for commissioning without the associated revenue metering being registered.		On hold
SE-50	Mar 27, 2008	+ Standards for supply to large urban areas This initiative addresses the concerns raised by stakeholders that the existing documents do not address the needs of large urban centres. The goal of the plan is to gather stakeholder feedback to determine whether the standards set out in the Ontario Resource and Transmission Assessment Criteria meets the needs for large urban areas given their unique characteristics and the present day structure of the electricity market.		To be determined
SE-48	Mar 12, 2008	+ Improving Dispute Resolution Process Efficiency and Flexibility The IESO is seeking to amend the dispute resolution market rules to facilitate resolution of disputes through negotiation, improve administrative efficiency and flexibility, and align the market rules with the practice that has evolved since market opening.		June 2008
SE-45	Feb 28, 2008	+ Economic dispatch of linked wheel transactions The current requirements expose market participants performing these transactions to financial risk at the interties. The goal of this stakeholder plan is to gather stakeholder feedback on the issue and to present it to the Technical Panel for recommendations to the IESO Board.		To be determined
SE-43	Mar 11, 2008	+ Revisions to the Suspension, Termination and Disconnection Process Recent events have exposed gaps in the market rules relating to suspension and termination of a market participant and disconnection of a facility following an event of default. The IESO is contemplating changes to the market rules to reduce this risk by eliminating measures that duplicate legal protections available to a defaulting market participant outside of the market rules.		June 2008
SE-40	Apr 8, 2008	+ Loss Penalty Factors Static loss penalty factors were employed prior to market opening as a replacement for the dynamic module - these static loss factors have not been updated since market opening. Loss factors are recalculated based on the grid configuration and will be distributed to market participants for discussion. An analysis will be undertaken to investigate future options to adjusting the loss factors.		August 2008
SE-38	Mar 7, 2008	+ Load Following Standard The purpose of this stakeholder plan is to provide stakeholders the opportunity to provide feedback to the IESO on the development of a load following standard.		On hold
SE-37	Apr 8, 2008	+ Operating Reserve Initiatives Five operating reserve (OR) initiatives have recently been identified that require a coordinated effort to address. The goal of this stakeholder plan is to provide stakeholders the opportunity to provide feedback to the IESO on the impact of this change on their business and on the market.		December 2008
SE-33	Mar 7, 2008	+ Proposed Changes to AGC Minimum Requirement A market rule amendment submission suggests the removal of the existing market rule requirement specifying that the IESO have at least 100 MW of AGC with a ramp rate of 50 MW/min. The goal of this process is to solicit stakeholder feedback on the impacts of removing from the market rules the minimum MW and ramp rate requirements for regulation/automatic generation control (AGC).		December 2008
SE-27	Jan 18, 2008	+ Facility Outage Management The IESO is upgrading its current outage system to provide greater functionality and improved efficiency. This initiative will provide an opportunity for participants to provide input during the upgrade. This project is currently on hold.		On hold
SE-25	Feb 6, 2008	+ Locational Pricing The purpose of this initiative is to examine the implications on stakeholders and market efficiency of changing how Ontario’s real-time electricity price is calculated, by better reflect the impacts of the transmission system. The ongoing examination of day-ahead mechanisms (SE-21) requires a significant effort from both IESO staff and stakeholders. The commitment of staff and resources to this effort will require that further work on locational pricing be placed on hold at this time.		On hold
SE-21	May 8, 2008	+ Day-Ahead Market Evolution This stakeholder engagement plan provides a description of the significant decisions which must be made to create a high level design for presentation to the IESO Board in the fall of 2007. The purpose of this plan is to understand the interest and priorities in evolving the electricity market as it relates to day-ahead markets.		Fall 2008
SE-19	May 8, 2006	+ Changes to 18-Month Outlook The challenges to maintain reliability of Ontario's bulk power system during the summer of 2005 that were related to high demands and lower hydroelectric generation have prompted changes to the calculation of supply adequacy for the purposes of reliability assessments. The goal of this stakeholder plan is to determine the inter-tie transaction role in setting the real-time price and to develop an implementation plan to address any changes.		On hold
SE-18	Mar 12, 2007	+ Intertie Transactions Role in Setting Real-Time Price This stakeholder plan will commence after completion of the Day Ahead Market evolution stakeholder initiative SE 21.		On hold

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