Market Renewal - Capacity Exports

The IESO, along with stakeholders, is investigating the potential for allowing Ontario generators with capacity not required for Ontario’s reliability requirements to earn revenue by exporting the capacity to other jurisdictions. Because of the nature of this work, this initiative is now operating as part of the Market Renewal program.

Background

Ontario’s market participants import and export energy on an hour-by-hour basis directly across interties with two provinces and three states. Ontario benefits because this supports reliability and overall market efficiency. However, the protocols and procedures are not currently in place to facilitate capacity-based transactions.

The export of excess capacity resources would:

provide generators with additional opportunities to monetize their capacity while continuing to compete in the IESO administered energy market.
offer an alternative to facilities that would otherwise choose to idle or shut down due to Ontario market conditions.
improve the efficient use of assets on a regional basis.

Get Involved

This initiative will examine how stakeholders can offer their capacity in external markets. Interested parties are invited to participate in, and provide feedback on, this or any of the Market Renewal initiatives.

For more information, please contact engagement@ieso.ca.

Engagement Plan (Draft)

Schedule of Activities

Date Agenda Minutes	Activities	Expected Actions
September 6, 2018	Capacity Exports Informational Webinar Presentation	Register here
August 9, 2018	Update on Enabling Capacity Exports
June 14, 2018	Capacity Exports - Technical Panel Update
April 26, 2018	Deadline for stakeholder feedback on materials presented at April 16th webinar Ontario Power Generation IESO Response to Stakeholder Feedback
April 16, 2018 Minutes	Next webinar Communication Presentation
March 27, 2018	Webinar - Cancelled Communication
December 4, 2017 Agenda Minutes	Stakeholder Meeting Presentation
August 11, 2017	Stakeholder Feedback ITC Holdings Corporation Ontario Power Generation IESO Response to Stakeholder Feedback
August 1, 2017 Minutes	Stakeholder Meeting Communication Presentation
November 29, 2016	Stakeholder Meeting - Postponed Communication
October 12, 2016	Capacity Exports Update Communication
September 28, 2016 Minutes	Webinar Communication Capacity Exports – Market Manuals Presentation
September 23, 2016	Webinar – Rescheduled
September 14, 2016	IESO Response to Stakeholder Feedback
July 28, 2016	Deadline for stakeholder feedback on materials presented at July 14th webinar Brookfield Renewable Energy Customized Energy Solutions ITC Holdings Corp
July 14, 2016 Minutes	Webinar to provide in update on IESO work activities Communication Presentation
May 25, 2016 Agenda Minutes	Stakeholder Meeting Communication Presentation
May 12, 2016	Stakeholder meeting - Postponed Communication
February 4, 2016 Agenda Minutes	Stakeholder meeting: Status update & proposed revised workplan Communication Presentation

Past Activities

January 29, 2016	Stakeholder Feedback Powerful Solutions IESO Response to Stakeholder Feedback
August 5, 2015	Capacity Exports - Status Update Communication
May 14, 2015	Cancelled - Stakeholder meeting: Review feedback and finalize design Update: Capacity Exports	Materials posted one week in advance
April 23, 2015	Stakeholder feedback due on information presented at stakeholder meeting No Feedback Received	Publish stakeholder feedback
April 16, 2015 Agenda Minutes	Stakeholder meeting: Review feedback and Overview of Process and procedures Communication Presentation	Materials posted one week in advance of meeting
April 15, 2015	IESO response to stakeholder feedback
March 26, 2015	Stakeholder Feedback due on IESO issues and proposed approach. Stakeholder Feedback Consumers Energy Ontario Power Generation Powerful Solutions	Publish Stakeholder comments on study parameters and approach.
March 19, 2015	Stakeholder Feedback due on Stakeholder Engagement Plan Stakeholder Feedback Brookfield Renewable Energy Group	Publish stakeholder feedback
March 10, 2015 Agenda Minutes	Stakeholder Meeting: Overview of initiative, issues and proposed approach Presentation	Materials posted one week in advance of meeting
February 19, 2015	Post and communicate Stakeholder Engagement Plan Communication