Stakeholder Initiatives

Stakeholder engagement is an integral part of the IESO decision-making process. The IESO’s stakeholder engagement process provides an opportunity for stakeholders – individuals or organizations with an interest in or concern about the IESO’s business – to provide input and feedback about a proposed decision or market rule change.

The IESO is committed to open, two-way dialogue with stakeholders to help understand and resolve issues in a way that benefits both stakeholders and the IESO. The building block for this approach is the development of a Stakeholder Engagement Plan that specifies the steps of consultation and the roles and responsibilities of the IESO and affected stakeholders.

The engagement process is organized mainly around two broad decision-making categories: market evolution and major operational change. It is designed to ensure that those affected by a change will be given the opportunity to provide input to the decision before it is made and to ensure that the process is transparent, efficient and consistent.

Recently Updated Stakeholder Engagement Consultations

All Active Consultations

Ref. #	Last Updated	Active Consultations	Closure Date
SE-77	Nov 6, 2008	+ Public Policy Considerations of the Treatment of Efficiency and Consumer Impacts in Cost Benefit Analysis The IESO is seeking stakeholder input on what is the appropriate decision criterion to apply when comparing the costs and benefits of proposed changes to market rules, market procedures, or market design.	March 2009
SE-70	Oct 24, 2008	+ Changes to Frequency of 18-Month Outlook The IESO is planning to move forward with changes to the frequency with which the 18-Month Outlook is produced.� Instead of producing the report four times per calendar year, it would be produced twice, once in the Spring and again in the Fall.� In addition, interim updates would be produced on a monthly basis to keep stakeholders informed of changes between reports.	September 2008
SE-67	Oct 7, 2008	+ Review of Operating Reserve and Market Schedule Practices and Policies The IESO will be publishing a review of the current practices and policies related to operating reserve and the market schedule and recommend appropriate changes to enhance the market place. This review is in response to recommendations for changes to the IESOs� operating reserve practices and policies made through several forums.	August 2009
SE-24	Sep 25, 2008	+ Report Site Transition The purpose of this stakeholder plan is to determine an acceptable time schedule for the migration of existing reports to a single report location and a standard report format. This stakeholder plan is to provide stakeholders the opportunity to provide input and feedback to the IESO on the impact on their business to accommodate a change in the report format and move to a single location for report retrieval.	September 2007
SE-21	Sep 22, 2008	+ Day-Ahead Market Evolution This stakeholder engagement plan provides a description of the significant decisions which must be made to create a high level design for presentation to the IESO Board in the fall of 2007. The purpose of this plan is to understand the interest and priorities in evolving the electricity market as it relates to day-ahead markets.	Fall 2008

Upcoming Stakeholder Engagement Events

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November 2008
Date	Event	Location
19	Introduction to Ontario's Physical Markets Additional Information	Toronto
20	Interjurisdictional Energy Trading Additional Information	Toronto
21	Commercial Reconciliation Additional Information	Toronto

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