Current ISO Rules

As part of the Transition of Authoritative Documents (TOAD) initiative the AESO has implemented a new framework for ISO Rules. The new framework was developed in collaboration with stakeholders and is intended to improve navigation to the ISO Rules and organize related information into one area. Click here to obtain more information on the TOAD initiative.

The ISO rules listed in the framework below include:

In the top section, ISO rules that have been transitioned from the old ISO rules format into the new ISO rules format; and
In the bottom section, ISO rules which have not been transitioned yet and remain in the old ISO rules format.

The AESO continues to work on the transition of the remaining ISO rules into the new ISO rules format.

ISO Rules

In Effect: Apil 30, 2013

The ISO Rules are available for printing by main part or by individual ISO rules.

Consolidated ISO Rules

Complete Set of ISO Rules

Table of Concordance

Summary of ISO Rule Changes - Existing Framework
Summary of ISO Rule Changes - New Framework

ISO Rules - Main Cover Page

ISO Rules - Part 100: General

ISO Rules - Part 200: Markets

ISO Rules - Part 300: System Reliability and Operations
ISO Rules - Part 400: Transmission Planning
ISO Rules - Part 500: Facilities

Individual ISO Rules

ISO Rules	Information Documents and Templates	Proposed ISO Rules and Consultation Documents	AUC Documents	AESO Legislative Authority
Part 100 - General
Division 101 - Interpretation
Division 101 - Interpretation		Click here		Electric Utilities Act, 20(1)(1)
Division 102 - Definitions
Consolidated Authoritative Document Glossary				The glossary is a consolidation of all definitions used in ISO rules, ISO tariff and Alberta Reliability Standards in effect.
Division 103 - Administration
Section 103.1 Confidentiality		Click here		Electric Utilities Act, 20(1)(a)
Section 103.2 Dispute Resolution		Click here		Electric Utilities Act, 20(1)(k)
Section 103.3 Financial Security Requirements		Click here		Electric Utilities Act, 20(1)(a)
Section 103.4 Power Pool Financial Settlement	2011-002R	Click here		Electric Utilities Act, 20(1)(b)
Section 103.5 Net Settlement Instruction		Click here		Electric Utilities Act, 20(1)(b)
Section 103.6 ISO Fees and Charges	2011-003R	Click here		Electric Utilities Act, 20(1)(a)
Section 103.7 Financial Default and Remedies		Click here		Electric Utilities Act, 20(1)(a)
Section 103.12 Compliance Monitoring		Click here
Part 200 - Markets
Division 201 - General
Section 201.1 Pool Participant Registration	2010-002R	Click here	Click here	Electric Utilities Act, 20(1)(b)
Section 201.2 Appointment of Agent		Click here	Click here
Section 201.3 Offer Control Information	2010-004R	Click here
Section 201.4 Submission Methods	2013-001R	Click here
Section 201.5 Block Allocation		Click here
Section 201.6 Pricing		Click here
Section 201.7 Dispatches	2012-005R 2012-010R	Click here
Division 202 - Dispatching the Markets
Section 202.2 Short-Term Adequacy and Supply Shortfall	2012-006R	Click here
Section 202.3 Managing Equal Priced Offers and Bids		Click here
Section 202.4 Managing Long Lead Time Assets	2012-006R 2012-007R 2013-001R	Click here
Section 202.5 Supply Surplus	2011-010R	Click here	Click here
Section 202.6 Adequacy Of Supply	2012-022R	Click here
Section 202.7 Markets Suspension or Limited Markets Operations	Click here	Click here
Division 203 - Energy Market
Section 203.1 Offers and Bids for Energy	2013-001R	Click here
Section 203.2 Issuing Dispatches for Energy	2012-005R 2012-008R 2012-010R	Click here
Section 203.3 Energy Restatements	2013-001R	Click here
Section 203.4 Delivery Requirements for Energy	2012-009R	Click here
Section 203.6 Available Transfer Capability and Transfer Path Management	2011-001R	Click here
Division 204 - Dispach Down Service Market
Section 204.1 Offers for the Dispatch Down Services	2013-001R	Click here
Section 204.2 Issuing Dispatches for Dispatch Down Services	2012-005R 2012-010R	Click here
Section 204.3 Dispatch Down Service Restatements	2013-001R	Click here
Division 205 - Ancillary Services Market
Section 205.8 Transmission Must Run	2012-005R 2012-010R	Click here
Division 208 - Operational Constraints and Outage Reporting
Section 208.1 Load Outage Reporting		Click here	Click here
Part 300 - System Reliability and Operations
Division 301 - General
Section 301.2 - ISO Directives	2012-010R	Click here	Click here
Division 302 - Transmission Constraint Management
Section 302.1 Real Time Transmission Constraint Management	2011-004 - Northwest Transmission Constraint Management 2011-008 - Northeast Area Transmission Constraint Management 2012-014R - Jofre Area Transmission Constraint Management 2012-015R - Cold Lake Area Transmision Contraint Management 2012-016R - Fort Saskatchewan Area Transmission Constraint Management 2012-017R - Crossfield Area Transmission Constraint Management 2012-018 - Central East Area Transmission Constraint Management	Click here	Click here	Transmission Regulation, (17)
Section 302.2 - Connection Remedial Action Schemes	2010-006R	Click here
Section 302.3 - Intentionally Blank
Division 303 - Interties
Section 303.1 Import Load Remedial Action Scheme Service and Load Shed Service		Click here		Transmission Regulation, (16)
Division 304 - Routine Operations
Section 304.2 Electric Motor Start Requirements	2012-002R	Click here	Click here
Section 304.3 - Wind Power Ramp Up Management		Click here
Section 304.4 Maintaining Network Voltage		Click here
Division 305 - Contingency Emergency
Section 305.1 Emergency Energy Alerts	2012-024R	Click here
Section 305.2 Calgary Under Voltage Load Shed		Click here	Click here
Section 305.3 Blackstart Restoration		Click here
Section 305.4 System Security		Click here
Part 400 - Transmission Planning
Part 500 - Facilities
Division 501 - General
Section 501.2 Security of Critical Facilities		Click here
Secton 501.10 Transmission Loss Factor Requirements		Click here
Division 502 - Technical Requirements
Section 502.1 Wind Aggregated Generating Facilities Technical Requirements	2011-007R 2012-001R	Click here	2011-226	Transmission Regulation, (5)
Section 502.2 Bulk Transmission Line Technical Requirements	2010-005R Loading Maps: • Wet Snow and Wind • Wind Gust – 10 Metre Gust 50 Year • Wind Gust – 10 Metre Gust 75 Year • Wind Gust – 10 Metre Gust 100 Year	Click here	Click here	Transmission Regulation, (5)
Section 502.3 Protection Technical Requirements	2012-004R	Click here
Section 502.4 Automated Dispatch and Messaging System and Voice Communication System Requirements		Click here		Transmission Regulation, (5)
Section 502.5 Generating Unit Technical Requirements	2011-012	Click here
Section 502.6 Generating Unit Operating Requirements		Click here
Section 502.7 Load Facilities Technical Requiremnts		Click here
Section 502.8 SCADA Technical Requirements	2012-013R	Click here
Section 502.9 Phasor Measurement Unit Technical Requirements	2012-028R	Click here
Section 502.15 Reporting Facility Modification Modeling Data		Click here
Division 504 - Legal Owners of Transmission Facilities and Load Facilities
Section 504.3 Coordinating Energization, Commissioning and Ancillary Services Testing	2012-011R	Click here
Section 504.4 Coordinating Operational Testing	2012-011R	Click here
Division 505 Legal Owners of Generating Facilities
Section 505.3 Coordinating Synchronization, Commissioning WECC Testing and Ancillary Services Testing	2012-012R	Click here
Section 505.4 Coordinating Operational Testing	2012-012R	Click here
Division 507 - Intertie Facilities
Section 507.1 Open Access Requirements for Proposed Interties		Click here

The ISO rules listed in the framework above have been transitioned. Please view the Transition Matrix to understand the correlation between the new ISO rules numbers and the previous ISO rules numbers.

The AESO will transition the ISO rules listed below into the above framework during the remainder of the Transition of Authoritative Documents Project. For information on the transition of these ISO rules please review information on the Transition of Authoritative Documents Project (TOAD project).

Existing ISO Rules

ISO Rules	Information Documents and Templates	Proposed ISO Rules and Consultation Documents	AUC Decision Documents	AESO Legislative Authority
Part Two - Market Participant Rules
Section 3 - Offers, Bids, Ancillary Services & Asset Declarations
Section 5 - Energy Market Scheduling
Section 6 - Dispatch & Directives
Section 9 - Transmission
Section 13 - Long Term Adequacy
Part Three - Operating Policies and Procedures
Operating Policies and Procedures