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    Information Documents

    We develop Information Documents to provide guidance regarding AESO Authoritative Documents, which consist of the ISO rules, the Alberta Reliability Standards and the ISO tariff. Information Documents are not authoritative in that they do not contain any requirements that the AESO or market participants must comply with.

    Authoritative Documents are created by the AESO under the authority of the Electric Utilities Act and that statute's regulations and contain binding legal requirements for both market participants and the AESO. In the event of any discrepancy between an Information Document and any AESO Authoritative Document in effect, the AESO Authoritative Document governs.

    The content of Information Documents may include:

    • AESO contact information relating to an AESO Authoritative Document requirement
    • Forms or templates that market participants may use in order to meet the requirements of an AESO Authoritative Document
    • Information, maps, diagrams and examples that may be helpful to market participants

    We create or amend Information Documents when we determine that guidance may be useful to market participants. If an existing Information Document is no longer useful, we will remove it from our website. Market participants are notified of any new, amended or removed Information Documents through the AESO Stakeholder Newsletter.

    It is not our standard practice to post or provide previous versions of Information Documents. We recommend that market participants maintain copies of posted Information Documents if they wish to track the changes to those documents over time. 

    The following diagram illustrates the key steps to developing, amending or removing an Information Document.

     

    All Information Documents are posted to our website along with the related Authoritative Document(s). Read about the ISO rules, Alberta Reliability Standards and the ISO tariff here:

    Current Information Documents


    Individual Information Documents for ISO Rules and Alberta Reliability Standards

    ID Number ID Name Posting Date

    2009-003R

    Acceptable Operational Reasons

    2024-04-05

    2010-001R Facility Modelling Data and List of Electrical and Physical Parameters for Transmission System Model 2024-04-19
    2010-002R Becoming a Pool Participant 2024-04-25
    2010-003RS Disturbance Monitoring Equipment Locations 2016-09-28
    2010-005R Bulk Transmission Line Technical Requirements 2024-04-01
    2010-006RS PRC-001-AB3-1.1(ii) Protection System Coordination 2017-10-04
    2010-007RS General Operating Practice – Voltage Control 2023-10-02
    2011-001R Available Transfer Capability and Transfer Path Management 2024-09-17
    2011-002R Power Pool Settlement Guide 2024-04-12
    2011-004R Northwest Area Transmission Constraint Management 2019-03-19
    2011-006R Markets Suspension or Limited Markets Operations 2024-04-05
    2011-007R Wind and Solar Power Forecasting 2024-04-05
    2011-008R Northeast Area Transmission Constraint Management 2021-10-27
    2011-010R Supply Surplus 2024-04-05
    2012-001RS

    Communications

    2024-07-05
    2012-002R Electric Motor Start Requirements 2012-03-06
    2012-003R Transmission Facility Projects 2012-05-16
    2012-004R Protection System Information 2024-04-25
    2012-004RS Transmission Protection Relay Loadability 2018-12-06
    2012-005R Dispatches 2024-04-12
    2012-005RS Balancing Authority Control 2020-01-24
    2012-006R Adequacy, Supply Shortfall and Energy Emergency Alerts 2024-06-26
    2012-007R Long Lead Time Energy 2024-08-22
    2012-008R Energy Offers and Bids 2024-08-22
    2012-009R Restatements 2024-11-05
    2012-010R Dispatch and Directive Records 2013-01-08
    2012-011R Coordinating Energization, Commissioning, Ancillary Services Testing and Operational Testing 2012-12-31
    2012-012R Coordinating Synchronization, Commissioning, Baseline and Model Validation Testing, Ancillary Services Testing, or Operational Testing 2024-04-01
    2012-013R SCADA 2024-04-25
    2012-015R Cold Lake Area Transmission Constraint Management 2014-12-18
    2012-016R Fort Saskatchewan Area Transmission Constraint Management 2019-07-11
    2012-017R Crossfield Area Transmission Constraint Management 2016-09-28
    2012-018R Central East Area Transmission Constraint Management 2023-07-31
    2012-028R Synchrophasor Measurement System 2024-04-05
    2013-001R

    Energy Trading System Pool Participant Manual: Submissions

    2024-11-05
    2013-003R Outages 2024-05-15
    2013-004R Keephills Ellerslie Genesee Area Transmission Constraint Management 2024-04-26
    2013-005R Operating Reserve 2024-04-05
    2013-006R Regulating Reserve 2024-04-05
    2013-007R Contingency Reserve 2024-04-05
    2013-009R South Area Transmission Constraint Management 2024-06-13
    2014-001R Calgary Area Operations 2014-02-20
    2014-002RS FAC-501-WECC-AB2-1 R1 Identified Transmission Paths 2016-09-28
    2014-003RS System Operating Limits Methodology 2016-10-04
    2015-001R Calgary Area Transmission Constraint Management 2024-04-25
    2015-002R Service Proposals and Cost Estimating 2022-03-04
    2015-003RS

    Guidance Information for CIP Standards

    2024-05-23
    2015-006R Calculation of Pool Price and Transmission Constraint Rebalancing Costs during a Constraint Event 2016-09-28
    2016-001R Technical and Operating Requirements for Facilities Containing Energy Storage Resources 2024-04-12
    2016-002R Event Notification and Reporting 2024-08-28
    2016-003RS Automatic Time Error Correction Formula 2017-01-24
    2016-004RS CIP-002-AB-5.1 Impact Rating Criteria 2019-10-01
    2016-006 Radial Circuit 2024-07-05
    2017-001

    Guidance on Authoritative Document Questions (ADQ)

    2024-12-03
    2017-002RS Generator Relay Loadability 2019-09-24
    2017-003RS CIP-004 Clarification 2019-08-28
    2017-004RS

    FAC-008-AB-3 Facility Ratings

    2021-11-30
    2017-006R

    Automated Dispatch and Messaging System

    2024-06-10
    2017-013R Model Validation and Reactive Power Report Guidance 2024-04-19
    2018-001R Incidental ISO Rule Amendment 2024-04-05
    2018-003RS System Restoration from Blackstart Resources 2023-10-06
    2018-004RS PRC-019-AB-2 Supplemental Information  2020-12-16
    2018-005R Central West Area Transmission Constraint Management 2024-09-03
    2018-007 CIP-014-AB-2 Guidance Information 2020-03-20
    2018-009 PRC-005 Supplemental Information 2019-07-05
    2018-011 PRC-004 Supplemental Information 2019-04-10
    2018-013

    Wind and Solar Power Ramp up Management

    2024-04-05
    2018-014R Aggregated Facilities Technical Requirements 2024-04-12
    2018-015R AESO Designation of Generating Units 2024-04-12
    2018-022

    PRC-002-AB-2 Disturbance Monitoring and Reporting Requirements

    2024-04-01
    2018-023 PER-003-AB-1 Clarification of Terms 2018-12-20
    2019-002

    FAC-003-AB1-1 Guidance Information

    2022-12-20
    2019-046 VAR-002-AB-3 2019-10-30
    2019-047 VAR-501-WECC-AB-1 Additional Information 2019-06-12
    2019-051

    Section 502.7 Load Facility Technical Requirements

    2024-04-19
    2019-053

    Reasons for Access Rules and Ports Opening

    2019-12-03
    2019-055

    AESO Compliance Complaint Information

    2019-12-09
    2020-007

    Waiver and Variance Requests

    2024-12-03
    2020-013

    Energy Storage Guidelines

    2024-04-25
    2020-014

    Bulk Electric System Definition

    2024-07-05

    2020-016

    Guideline for T-Tap Connections

    2024-04-01
    2020-017

    Identifying, Protecting and Securely Handling BES Cyber System Information 

    2020-08-14
    2020-018

    Generating Unit Technical Requirements

    2024-04-12
    2020-052

    Confidentiality

    2020-05-21
    2020-054

    Cyber Security Recovery Plans for BES Cyber Systems CIP-009-AB-5

    2020-04-21
    2020-055

    EOP-011 Emergency Operations 

    2024-06-12
    2021-002

    Alberta Underfrequency Load Shedding Program

    2024-04-01
    2021-008

    PER-006 Supplemental Information

    2022-06-29
    2021-009

    PRC-010 Under Voltage Load Shed Program

    2021-12-22
    2021-007

    Cyber Security - Communication between
    Control Centres

    2022-12-21
    2022-001

    Operating Personnel Communication Protocols

    2024-12-04
    2024-004

    Interim Secondary Offer Cap

    2024-07-01
    2024-005

    Interim Supply Cushion Directives

    2024-08-22

    Information Documents for Tariff