July Stakeholder Engagement Meetings

Registration Information

Attendees are invited to participate in any or all of the sessions. Each of the sessions will be held as a separate webinar as shown in the agenda below. Pre-registration is recommended for each of the sessions you plan on attending as this will allow participants to simply click on the webinar link the day of the webinars.            

Meeting Materials

For meeting materials, please click on the title of the session to access the engagement webpage where documents are posted.

Please contact engagement@ieso.ca with any questions.

July 22, 2020

9:00 a.m. - Recorded Presentation 

9:00 a.m.          

Opening Remarks

9:10 a.m.

Opening Address

Chuck Farmer, Senior Director, Power System Planning

Chuck will provide an update to the Annual Planning Outlook that was released earlier this year, including the changes to Ontario’s supply outlook as a result of COVID-19.

9:40 a.m.

Break

10:00 a.m. – Recorded Presentation

10:00 a.m.

Forecasting and Planning Update

This information session will provide an update on the demand and supply impacts of COVID-19 through 2026. The presentation and archive from the IESO’s prior Electricity Sector Impacts of COVID-19 webinars are on the engagement updates web page.

12:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:30 p.m. – Recorded Presentation

1:30 p.m.

Transmission Rights Market Review

This engagement session will review the high-level findings from Stage 1 of this engagement, identified through stakeholder feedback and additional analysis. This session will also begin Stage 2 of the Review with discussion of potential near-term improvements for the transmission rights market.

3:30 p.m. 

Meeting Adjourned

July 23, 2020

10:00 a.m. – Recorded Presentation

10:00 a.m.

IESO York Region Non Wires Alternatives Demonstration Project 

In this webinar, the IESO and Alectra Utilities will present an overview of the draft Demonstration Project Rules for the IESO York Region Non Wires Alternatives Demonstration Project and describe requirements for participants. The webinar will also focus on distribution locational marginal pricing (DLMP) to inform stakeholders on the concepts behind the demonstration’s proposed local energy auction price.

11:30 a.m.

Lunch

1:30 p.m. – Recorded Presentation 

1:30 p.m.

Energy Storage Design Project: Long-term design proposals 

This engagement session will focus on the state-of-charge management proposal for the enduring storage design and will provide additional details on next steps for storage integration.

3:30 p.m.

Meeting Adjourned

July 24, 2020

9:00 a.m. – Recorded Presentation

9:00 a.m.

In this webinar, the IESO will provide stakeholders with an update on the detailed design engagement activities and highlight the planning for the upcoming implementation phase, including stakeholder review of draft MRP rules and manuals.

10:00 a.m.

 Break

10:30 a.m. – Recorded Presentation

10:30 a.m.

Indigenous Energy Support Programs Review

In this webinar, the IESO will provide a summary of feedback received through the surveying conducted early in 2020 and discuss and seek feedback from communities on the proposed redesign of the Indigenous ESPs.

12:30 p.m.

Meeting Adjourned