Participant News

The IESO is identifying, designing, and implementing measures to enhance the reliability of the power system in advance of the summer of 2006.

Improving the reliability and capability of existing resources by resolving ongoing dispatch issues is one of the areas that the IESO intends to address. Initially, the IESO will work with affected and interested stakeholders to identify measures to address dispatch issues that can be implemented by June 2006. After implementing these measures, the IESO will continue to work with stakeholders in addressing dispatch issues requiring solutions with longer term implementation periods (e.g., solutions requiring significant tool changes, etc.)

The first phase of stakeholder engagement will involve establishing a working group of representatives of dispatchable generators. The IESO is particularly looking for input from those generators who are often on the margin and thus experience the impact of large numbers of dispatch instructions, reversals in dispatch direction, etc. The purpose of the working group is to assist the IESO in identifying, testing and implementing potential solutions.

Those interested in participating in this working group are asked to submit an email to the IESO at stakeholder.engagement@ieso.ca by October 25, 2005. 

We look forward to hearing from you.