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-98	Feb 1, 2012	+ New SBG Forecast Report The IESO is proposing changes to the current Surplus Baseload Generation (SBG) forecast to provide some additional information such as forecast export volumes and a minimum generation alert status.		March 2012
SE-94	Jul 28, 2011	+ Export Transmission Service Tariff Study The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) has concluded that there is a pressing need for a comprehensive Export Transmission Service (ETS) tariff study as part of their decision on Hydro One’s 2011 and 2012 transmission rates review (EB-2010-0002). The IESO is undertaking this new study which will identify a range of proposed export tariff designs and rate scenarios, and examine the pros and cons of each scenario for analysis.		Q2 2012
SE-93	Oct 19, 2011	+ Compliance Auditing of Reliability Standards for Ontario Market Participants This stakeholder initiative, led by the IESO’s Market Assessment and Compliance Division (MACD), will establish the processes for conducting audits of market participant compliance with North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) reliability standards and Northeast Power Coordinating Council (NPCC) criteria.		September 2011
SE-91	Nov 17, 2011	+ Renewable Integration As a result of Ontario’s Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) program, approximately 5,800 MW of new renewable generation is expected to be ready for commercial operation by the end of 2012. Within the next two years, the IESO needs to be in a position to register and incorporate this variable generation into power system operations and IESO-administered markets.		Mid-2013
SE-84	Jul 16, 2010	+ Congestion Management Settlement Credit (CMSC) Payments for Generation Facilities In several of its reports, the Market Surveillance Panel (MSP) has recommended that the IESO pursue market rule amendments to allow the recovery of, or to limit, CMSC payments which are made to generators under specific circumstances. The purpose of this initiative is to gather feedback from the generator community regarding these circumstances and to assist the Technical Panel with its review of MR-00252.		On hold
SE-74	Nov 27, 2009	+ Market Information Management Business Scenario (MPI/API Replacement) This initiative will be of interest to all transactional market participants who submit bids and offers, receive Market Notices, enter schedules and physical bilateral contracts.		On hold
SE-72	May 5, 2011	+ Control Action Operating Reserve Study The IESO is reviewing the pricing and structure of the CAOR standing offers to address the following concerns raised by stakeholders regarding the current pricing and structure.		Q3, 2011
SE-68	May 1, 2009	+ Transmission Rights Market Review Transmission rights are financial instruments that are periodically auctioned by the IESO and are purchased by market participants to hedge against intertie congestion costs or as speculative investments. The IESO, in response to a request made by the IESO Board of Directors, will be analyzing the current design of the transmission rights market and provide any recommended changes, if applicable. The analysis will cover the three main areas: market design, Transmission Rights Clearing Account and Confidence Level.		On hold
SE-67	Jun 9, 2009	+ Review of Operating Reserve and Market Schedule Practices and Policies The IESO will be publishing a review of the current practices and policies related to operating reserve and the market schedule and recommend appropriate changes to enhance the market place. This review is in response to recommendations for changes to the IESOs’ operating reserve practices and policies made through several forums.		On hold
SE-61	Mar 18, 2010	+ 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-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-40	May 20, 2010	+ 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.		Q3, 2011
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-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-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

Questions or feedback on the stakeholder engagement processes or an initiative can be sent to stakeholder.engagement@ieso.ca.

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