May 5, 2011

The IESO has released a position paper that discusses Control Action Operating Reserve (CAOR) issues and sets out the focus of upcoming SE-72 discussions. Comments on this paper can be sent to engagement@ieso.ca by May 19.

A stakeholder meeting to review the paper and to discuss stakeholder comments will be held in the coming weeks.

Control Action Operating Reserve refers to the demand relief realized when the IESO uses certain out-of-market control actions as per reliability standards in order to meet the Ontario operating reserve requirement. SE-72 involves reviewing the pricing and structure of the CAOR standing offers to address concerns raised by stakeholders.