Operations
Energy payments (or utilization payments) for the economic dispatch of demand response (DR) resources has been an ongoing topic of discussion at the Demand Response Working Group (DRWG). Stakeholder interest in energy payments was renewed as a result of proposed market rule amendments to enable off-contract, non-regulated dispatchable generators to participate in the capacity auction along with dispatchable loads and hourly demand response resources.
To date, DRWG has been the forum for discussions with stakeholders on energy payments for DR resources – for both economic dispatch and out-of-market activations. However, given that energy payments for economic dispatch of DR resources is a complex issue and would be a substantive change to Ontario’s energy market, the IESO has determined that a broader stakeholder engagement is needed to advise on this issue. Energy payments for out of market activations will continue to be discussed through DRWG with the intent to implement the proposal by the December 2019 capacity auction.
Through this engagement, the IESO will seek feedback from stakeholders on:
Additional details on the IESO’s plans to engage with stakeholders can be found in the engagement plan (updated October 10, 2019). All comments and enquiries on this engagement can be directed to engagement@ieso.ca.
Anticipated timing for this engagement is presented below.
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.
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December 10, 2020 |
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September 17, 2020 |
Stakeholder feedback on materials presented at August 26th webinar. |
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August 26, 2020 |
Webinar The IESO will review and provide a response to stakeholder feedback received following the last webinar on May 21 and provide further details and proposed next steps on the options to address DR shut-down costs. |
This webinar is being presented during the IESO's August stakeholder engagement meetings. See agenda for more information. |
June 11, 2020 |
Stakeholder feedback on materials presented at May 21st webinar. |
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May 21, 2020 |
Webinar This session will close out the initial scope with the final Brattle study results, and begin discussing cost-recovery for shut-down costs related to Demand Response activations.
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This webinar is being presented during the IESO's May stakeholder engagement meetings. See agenda for more information |
April 15, 2020 |
Update on Energy Payments for Economic Activation of DR Resources Stakeholder Engagement |
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March 6, 2020 |
Stakeholder feedback on materials presented at February 13th meeting
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February 13, 2020
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Meeting
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January 24, 2020 |
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Documents prior to 2020 |
Documents are available upon request. Email engagement@ieso.ca with specific instructions and advise if an accessible format is needed. |
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December 20, 2019 |
Stakeholder feedback on materials presented at December 11th meeting
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December 11, 2019 |
Webinar
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November 2019 |
Present final study scope and study plan |
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October 25, 2019
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Stakeholder feedback on materials presented at October 10th meeting
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October 10, 2019 |
Meeting to review engagement plan and objectives, draft scope of research and analysis for stakeholder feedback
Required reading material:
Other relevant reading material:
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September 11, 2019 |
Stakeholder Feedback
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August 22, 2019 |
Engagement launched – stakeholders to provide feedback on engagement plan (updated October 10, 2019)
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