Operating Reserves Market Redesign

The AESO has been operating a market for the procurement of operating reserve products – specifically regulating, spinning and supplemental reserves – since 2001. While a number of features of this early market design have worked, there have been long standing issues including the impact of the AESO's active participation in the market as well as some contract terms. To evaluate the state of the OR market and commence discussions about how to improve the market framework, the AESO initiated a market redesign project.

All documents related to the AESO’s OR Market Re-design are listed below:

Phase Two Redesign Steps – November Implementation

OR Redesign November Changes
[Posted: October 27, 2011]

Supplemental Reserve Technical Standard Revisions

Changes to Supplemental Reserve Technical Standards
[Posted: October 27, 2011]
Tech-req-supp-res-loads-vs_3-0 Final
[Posted: September 22, 2011]
Tech-req-supp-res-loads-vs_3-0 Blackline
[Posted: September 22, 2011]
Supplemental Reserve Technical Standard Revisions
[Posted: September 22, 2011]
Glossary of Terms for Technical Requirements_v3 0
[Posted: September 22, 2011]
Glossary of Terms for Technical Requirements_v3 0 - Blackline (2)
[Posted: September 22, 2011]
Tech-req-supp-res-gens-vs_3-0 Final (2).
[Posted: September 22, 2011]
Tech-req-supp-res-gens-vs_3-0 Blackline
[Posted: September 22, 2011]

Phase Two Redesign Steps – August 2nd Implementation

Phase Two Operating Reserve Market Redesign – August 2nd 2011 Changes
[Posted: July 26, 2011]
Phase Two OR Market Redesign August 2nd Changes - Stakeholder Session
[Posted: July 26, 2011]

Operating Reserve Market Redesign Stakeholder Session

Operating Reserve Market Redesign Stakeholder Session Presentation - April 1, 2011
[Posted: April 19, 2011]
Operating Reserve Market Redesign Stakeholder Session Invitation
[Posted: March 24, 2011]

Phase Two Redesign Steps

Operating Reserves Phase Two Redesign Letter
[Posted: March 17, 2011]

Revised Recommendation Paper

Revised OR Redesign Comment Response Matrix Cover Letter
[Posted: May 27, 2010]
Revised OR Redesign Comment Response Matrix
[Posted: May 27, 2010]
Revised OR Market Redesign Comment Matrix
[Posted: April 1, 2010]
Operating Reserves Market Redesign Recommendation Paper - Cover Letter
[Posted: March 25, 2010]
Revised AESO Recommendation Paper - Operating Reserves Market Redesign
[Posted: March 25, 2010]
Recommendation Paper OR Market Redesign Review - Stakeholder Comment Response Matrix
[Posted: March 25, 2010]

Stakeholder Comments on Revised Recommendation Paper

AltaGas OR Market Redesign Comments
ATCO OR OR Market Redesign Comments
[Posted: May 11, 2010]
Capital Power OR Market Redesign Comments
[Posted: May 11, 2010]
ENMAX OR Market Redesign Comments
IPCAA OR Market Redesign Comments
[Posted: May 11, 2010]
TransAlta OR Market Redesign Comments
[Posted: May 11, 2010]
TransCanada OR Market Redesign Comments
[Posted: May 11, 2010]

Relevant Documents

Operating Reserves Market Redesign – Stakeholder Presentation
[Posted: February 11, 2009]
AESO Consultation Summary on Operating Reserve Market Redesign Concepts
[Posted: July 30, 2008]
Operating Reserve Market Redesign Concepts Paper
[Posted: December 20, 2007]
Operating Reserve Market Issues (Letter)
[Posted: November 2, 2007]
Discussion Paper on Operating Reserve Market Issues and Project Plan
[Posted: November 2, 2007]
AESO Discussion Paper Market Roadmap (Letter)
[Posted: August 30, 2007]
AESO Discussion Paper Market Roadmap
[Posted: August 30, 2007]

AESO Recommendation Paper - OR Market Redesign

AESO Recommendation Paper - Operating Reserve Market Redesign Stakeholder Meeting - February 4
[Posted: January 29, 2009]
AESO Recommendation Paper - OR Market Redesign - January 2009
[Posted: January 22, 2009]
Appendix A - Stakeholder Comment Matrix to AESO Consultation Summary - September 2008
[Posted: January 22, 2009]
Appendix B - Stakeholder Comment Matrix
[Posted: January 22, 2009]
Stakeholder Responses to the AESO's Operating Reserve Market Redesign Concepts Consultation Summary Paper
[Posted: September 5, 2008]
Stakeholder Responses to AESO Discussion Paper - Operating Reserve Market Issues & Project Plan
[Posted: December 12, 2007]

Comments on the AESO Recommendation Paper - Operating Reserve Market Redesign

ADC
[Posted: March 12, 2009]
AltaGas
[Posted: March 12, 2009]
ATCO Power
[Posted: March 12, 2009]
ENMAX Energy Corporation
[Posted: March 12, 2009]
EPCOR
[Posted: March 12, 2009]
IPCAA
[Posted: March 12, 2009]
Northstone Power Corp.
[Posted: March 12, 2009]
Powerex Corp.
[Posted: March 12, 2009]
TransAlta
[Posted: March 12, 2009]
TransCanada
[Posted: March 12, 2009]