Market Renewal - Capacity Exports
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)
Documents referenced on this page, but not posted, can be obtained by contacting engagement@ieso.ca with a link to the web page that lists the document and advise whether it needs to be provided in an accessible format. Please allow a minimum of one business day for a response.
Schedule of Activities
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November 14, 2018 |
Guide to Using Online IESO for Capacity Exports |
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September 6, 2018 |
Capacity Exports Informational Webinar
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Register here |
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August 9, 2018 |
Update on Enabling Capacity Exports |
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June 14, 2018 |
Capacity Exports - Technical Panel Update |
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April 26, 2018 |
Deadline for stakeholder feedback on materials presented at April 16th webinar
IESO Response to Stakeholder Feedback |
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April 16, 2018 Minutes |
Next webinar
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March 27, 2018 |
Webinar - Cancelled
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December 4, 2017 Agenda Minutes |
Stakeholder Meeting
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August 11, 2017 |
Stakeholder Feedback
IESO Response to Stakeholder Feedback |
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August 1, 2017 Minutes |
Stakeholder Meeting
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November 29, 2016 |
Stakeholder Meeting - Postponed
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October 12, 2016 |
Capacity Exports Update
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September 28, 2016 Minutes |
Webinar Communication
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September 23, 2016 |
Webinar – Rescheduled |
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September 14, 2016 |
IESO Response to Stakeholder Feedback |
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July 28, 2016 |
Deadline for stakeholder feedback on materials presented at July 14th webinar
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July 14, 2016 Minutes |
Webinar to provide in update on IESO work activities
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May 25, 2016 Agenda Minutes |
Stakeholder Meeting
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May 12, 2016 |
Stakeholder meeting - Postponed
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February 4, 2016 Agenda Minutes |
Stakeholder meeting: Status update & proposed revised workplan
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January 29, 2016 |
Stakeholder Feedback
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August 5, 2015 |
Capacity Exports - Status Update
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May 14, 2015 |
Cancelled - Stakeholder meeting: Review feedback and finalize design
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Materials posted one week in advance |
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April 23, 2015 |
Stakeholder feedback due on information presented at stakeholder meeting
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Publish stakeholder feedback |
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April 16, 2015 Agenda Minutes |
Stakeholder meeting: Review feedback and Overview of Process and procedures
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Materials posted one week in advance of meeting |
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April 15, 2015 |
IESO response to stakeholder feedback |
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March 26, 2015 |
Stakeholder Feedback due on IESO issues and proposed approach. Stakeholder Feedback
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Publish Stakeholder comments on study parameters and approach. |
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March 19, 2015 |
Stakeholder Feedback due on Stakeholder Engagement Plan
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Publish stakeholder feedback |
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March 10, 2015 Agenda Minutes |
Stakeholder Meeting: Overview of initiative, issues and proposed approach
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Materials posted one week in advance of meeting |
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February 19, 2015 |
Post and communicate Stakeholder Engagement Plan |
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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.