Connection Assessment and Approval Procedure - Market Manual 2.10 (SE-59)

The IESO's Connection Assessment and Approval (CAA) process is used to determine the impact of proposed new or modified connections on the reliability of Ontario's integrated power system.

The IESO has revised the queue allocation principles and the rights associated with the queue position in the CAA procedure (Market Manual 2.10). These changes align the market manual with the current process, which has reduced the number of unnecessary or repeated studies and, therefore, has reduced the time and cost for proponents, transmitters and the IESO.

Secondly, references to project milestones and the associated proponents' obligations are being added to the market manual based on suggestions previously submitted by stakeholders.

Finally, various other CAA process details are being clarified within the market manual to align it to the current process.

The goal of the stakeholder engagement plan is to gather feedback from stakeholders on the proposed changes to the connection assessment and approvals procedure.

Stakeholder Plan (Draft)
Stakeholder Plan (Revised, April 2, 2008)

Working Sessions and Proposed Activities

Date Agenda/Minutes	Supporting Material
June 4, 2008	Revised market manual posted on the Rules and Manuals page of the website
End of May	Market manual changes approved by IESO management
May 27, 2008	IESO Response to Stakeholder Feedback
Mid April, 2008	Meeting with stakeholders to discuss proposed changes to the market manual and the impact to stakeholders (if required)
April 17, 2008	Market Manual changes posted as part of baseline
April 17, 2008	Deadline for stakeholder comment on draft market manual changes Stakeholder Feedback • Hydro One
April 2, 2008	Draft market manual changes posted for review by stakeholders • Market Manual 2.10 Connection Assessment and Approvals Process • Market Manual 2.10 Connection Assessment and Approvals Process (Changes Tracked)
March 6, 2008	Post IESO response to stakeholder written comments on the stakeholder plan
February 28, 2008	Deadline for feedback on the stakeholder plan • No stakeholder comments received
February 14, 2008	Post and communicate stakeholder plan