Emergency Load Reduction Program (SE-8)

The creation of a new demand response reliability program is being considered as a way of addressing measures to enhance the reliability of the power system in advance of the summer 2006. The current Emergency Demand Response Program (EDRP) forms part of the IESO control action list for responding to emergency situations and is the last control action available to the IESO before the shedding of non-dispatchable load. While there have been occasions when participants in the program have been given notice that the EDRP could be activated (in the Summer 2003, Winter of 2004 and Summer of 2005), there has been only one actual load reduction request.

The stakeholder plan for the design of an Emergency Load Reduction Program:

• places a program higher on the emergency control action list allowing loads a greater opportunity to provide reliability support by reducing energy usage under stressed system conditions;
• allows reduced reliance on other emergency control actions currently implemented prior to EDRP load curtailment; and
• increases program involvement (such as aggregated response, back up generation etc. ) by addressing the barriers to participation to the extent possible.

Emergency Load Reduction Program - Final Design Version 2.0

The stakeholder plan version 2.1 (revised April 20) for implementation of the Emergency Load Reduction Program.

Date	Activity
June 15, 2006	Approved effective Date.
May 26, 2006	Posting of final ELRP manual.
May 19, 2006	Feedback from Stakeholders on ELRP manual.
May 5, 2006	Draft ELRP manual presented to stakeholders for feedback.
April 12, 2006	Post IESO response to stakeholder comments from March 30.
April 7, 2006	IESO Board Decision to accept market rules enacting program.
March 30, 2006 Agenda	Emergency Load Response Program Stakeholder Session • Agenda Item 2: Emergency Load Response Program • Agenda Item 3: Joining the Program and the IESO – Application Process • Agenda Item 4: Draft Measurement & Verification Plans Feedback: • Summary of Session Feedback Comments: • Falconbridge • Stakeholder Working Session Feedback, Questions and Answers • IESO Response to Outstanding Issues
March 28, 2006	Technical Panel voting on recommendation to Board.
February 3, 2006	IESO Board direction. • Executive Summary • Board Motion • Board Memo • Resolution of the Board of Directors (Schedule "." in the Resolution refers to Board Memo above) In response to requests from Stakeholders that the new reliability program incorporate "emergency" into the Program name, the Program being proposed to the Board will now be called the Emergency Load Reduction Program.
January 23, 2006	Stakeholder Advisory Committee Meeting to gather input and advice for the IESO Board of Directors
January 2006	Survey of a sample of potential participants to assess market interest in proposed demand response reliability program.
December 23, 2005	Posting of final proposed demand response reliability program. • Final Reliability Demand Response Program • IESO Response to Issues Identified • 2005 and 2004 statistics of public appeals, emergency energy purchases, and voltage reductions
December 14, 2005	Closing date for stakeholder written submissions • AMPCO • BOMA • Falconbridge • Ontario Clean Air Alliance (OCAA) • OPG • Richard Johnson
December 8, 2005 Agenda	Open Workshop: Stakeholder review and feedback on proposed demand response reliability program. • Presentation Comments: • Stakeholder Session Notes Feedback: • Summary of Session Feedback
November 22, 2005	Posting of proposed demand response reliability program. • "Reliability Demand Response Program"
November 3, 2005 Agenda	Working Group Session to identify barriers to demand response reliability program participation and potential measures to increase participation. • Demand Response Working Group • Demand Response Reliability Program Comments: • Stakeholder Working Session Feedback, Questions and Answers Feedback: • Summary of Session Feedback
October 20, 2005	Request for participation in Working Group.