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.

Ref. #	Last Updated	Active Consultations	Plan	Closure Date
SE-57	Dec 18, 2008	+ Embedded Generation Embedded or distributed generation is usually small scale generators connected within the distribution network and are normally located close to the consumer. The goal of this stakeholder plan is to provide stakeholders the opportunity to give feedback to the IESO on the discussion paper and the potential market rule changes highlighted in the paper.		December 2009
SE-74	Dec 18, 2008	+ Information Management Business Scenario (MPI/API Replacement) This initiative will be of interest to all transactional market participants who submit bids and offers, receive Market Notices, enter schedules and physical bilateral contracts.		September 2010
SE-70	Dec 18, 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-54	Dec 11, 2008	+ Peak vs. average pre-dispatch demand forecast The IESO is proposing a study to determine whether using an average demand forecast would be or less efficient that the current practice of using a peak demand forecast. The goal of the plan is to gather feedback on the proposal the proposed efficiency analysis and cost benefit analysis.		December 2008
SE-78	Dec 11, 2008	+ Export Transmission Service Tariff Study This initiative will be of interest to all market participants; in particular, transmission customers as well as Market Participants directly involved in performing export transactions.		June 2009
SE-77	Dec 11, 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-71	Dec 11, 2008	+ Establishing Priorities for IESO Studies of Market Design Changes The goal of this initiative is to gather together all the market design change issues together so that they can be assessed and priorities established in a consistent and transparent manner, in consultation with stakeholders, and to ensure that the IESO is working on the appropriate issues.		Q1, 2009