Working Groups
To support both transmission and distribution level reliability, transmission-distribution (T-D) coordination processes are needed to better integrate DERs in wholesale system and market operations. The IESO, Local Distribution Companies (LDCs), and DER participants will need to share information in a timely manner and ensure there is sufficient awareness (e.g., with respect to outages, limits on DERs, and dispatch of DERs, etc.) among the parties. If distribution services are also sought from DERs, then T-D coordination processes will also be needed to ensure there are no conflicting instructions, double counting, or other unintended consequences.
In this context, the IESO is launching the Transmission-Distribution Coordination Working Group (TDWG) to work closely with LDCs and other stakeholders to inform the DER Market Vision and Design Project. The Market Vision and Design Project is a key focus area of IESO’s DER integration activities and is what much of the near-term DER Roadmap efforts build towards. The TDWG will provide a forum for in-depth engagement on T-D coordination.
The TDWG’s overarching objective is to support the IESO in developing conceptual coordination protocol(s) that detail the communications among the IESO, LDCs, and DER participants for participation in the IESO-Administered Markets.
Related Engagements
Distributed Energy Resource Roadmap
DER Market Vision and Design Project
IESO York Region Non Wires Alternatives Demonstration Project
Date | Activity | Expected Actions |
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November 25, 2024 |
Working Group Meeting #16 |
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July 26, 2024 |
Working Group Meeting #15 |
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May 31, 2024 |
Working Group Meeting #14 |
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April 25, 2024 |
Deadline for stakeholder feedback on topics presented at the March 28th webinar. Feedback Received |
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April 22, 2024 |
Working Group Meeting #13 |
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March 28, 2024
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Working Group Meeting #12 |
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March 15, 2024 |
Deadline for stakeholder feedback on topics presented at the February 16th webinar. Feedback Received |
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February 16, 2024 |
Working Group Meeting #11 |
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January 11, 2024 |
Deadline for stakeholder feedback on topics presented at the December 14th webinar. Feedback Received |
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December 14, 2023 |
Working Group Meeting #10 |
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November 17, 2023 |
Deadline for stakeholder feedback on topics presented at the December 8th webinar. Feedback Received |
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December 8, 2023 |
Working Group Meeting #9 |
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November 17, 2023 |
Deadline for stakeholder feedback on topics presented at the October 27th webinar. Feedback Received |
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October 27, 2023 |
Working Group Meeting #8 |
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July 7, 2023 |
Deadline for stakeholder feedback on topics presented at the June 16th webinar. Feedback Received |
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June 16, 2023 |
Working Group Meeting #7 |
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March 20, 2023 |
Deadline for stakeholder feedback on topics presented at the February 27th webinar. Feedback Received |
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February 27, 2023 |
Working Group Meeting #6 |
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November 30, 2022 |
Deadline for stakeholder feedback on topics presented at the November 9th webinar. Feedback Received: |
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November 9, 2022 |
Working Group Meeting #5 |
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October 4, 2022 |
Deadline for stakeholder feedback on topics presented at the September 13th webinar. Feedback Received |
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September 13, 2022 |
Working Group Meeting #4 |
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July 20, 2022 |
Deadline for stakeholder feedback on topics presented at the June 29th webinar. Feedback Received |
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June 29, 2022 |
Working Group Meeting #3 |
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June 6, 2022 |
Deadline for stakeholder feedback on topics presented at the May 16th webinar. Feedback Received |
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May 16, 2022 |
Working Group Meeting #2 |
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January 31, 2022 |
Working Group Meeting |
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November 17, 2021 |
IESO Bulletin request for working group membership |