IESO
Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator is a government organization with a mixture of commercial and public-policy goals, owned by the government of Ontario. It was created to prepare for deregulation of the province’s electrical system and is governed by a board whose directors are appointed by the provincial government.
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IESO will seek to fill its growing need for regulation services through competitive bids but will resort to bilateral procurements if there is insufficient interest.
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IESO saw “across the board improvement” in its 2024 stakeholder and community engagement survey.
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IESO opened discussions on new rules for storage facilities and hybrid resources that will enable the provision of regulation service.
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Canada’s utilities are encouraged by the country’s new government but say legislation to fast-track high-priority infrastructure projects doesn't address needs for permitting reform and more flexible clean energy targets and investment tax credits.
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IESO transmission planners are using “adaptive pathways” to account for uncertainty over future load growth.
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IESO’s Technical Panel approved measures to reduce unfulfilled capacity commitments and began discussion of proposed changes for how the ISO breaks ties in its annual auctions.
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Potential energy suppliers in IESO’s second long-term energy and capacity procurement said the ISO's auction rules favor natural gas generators by insulating them from most of the cost of gas transmission upgrades.
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IESO proposes to update its synchrophasor data requirements to include storage resources as part of its effort to expand the use of phasor measurement units in Ontario.
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IESO plans to introduce its first electricity demand-side management program in 2026, focused on commercial HVAC systems during summer to lower peak demand as load grows in Ontario.
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IESO will revise its procedure for breaking capacity auction ties in time for the 2025 contest in November.
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