IESO officials delayed the second window of the grid operator’s second long-term resource procurement to the second quarter of 2027 and postponed the required milestone commercial operation date to 2032, in response to stakeholder feedback.

IESO’s plan to require synchrophasor data from storage resources is prompting cost concerns.

Changing course, IESO agreed to accept separately metered expansions as “new build” projects in its upcoming Long Lead-Time procurement.

Stakeholders mostly said the recommendations to update NERC's standards development process represented a good start but needed further development to ensure a fair process.

IESO is reconsidering how it deploys hourly demand response following complaints over partial activations and an increase in standby notices.

IESO is seeking stakeholder input on its first competitive transmission solicitation: a $1.5 billion HVDC line under Lake Ontario that will become the third major supply line for Toronto.

IESO officials held firm on excluding hydro redevelopment projects from the ISO’s Long Lead-Time procurement despite objections from potential bidders.

IESO is targeting six areas of NERC’s Reliability Standards in its 2026 compliance program, largely continuing a focus on issues it has prioritized since 2023.

After scrapping most Trudeau-era climate policies, Prime Minister Mark Carney wants to tighten rules over Canada’s industrial carbon markets, which observers say have failed to incentivize emission reductions.

Ontario approved IESO’s proposed $1.5 billion HVDC line under Lake Ontario, which planners say is needed to meet a potential doubling of Toronto’s electricity demand by 2050.