November 24, 2024

Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)

Lake Erie Connector Capacity for Sale
ITC Holdings wants utilities to buy capacity on the Lake Erie Connector, an underwater HVDC transmission line that will run from Ontario to Pennsylvania.
NPCC Workshop Examines DER Reliability Issues
NPCC's Regional Standards Committee held a forum on reliability issues related to DERs, featuring presentations by Hydro-Quebec, Duke and IESO.
ERO Budget Nears OK Despite Canada’s Concerns
NERC’s 13.3% spending increase to develop its cybersecurity capability is facing some pushback from multiple Canadian utilities.
Overheard at 2019 IESO Electricity Summit
Facing the same challenges as its U.S. counterparts, Ontario’s IESO is reshaping its markets to handle an influx of renewable and distributed resources.
NPCC Sees Lower Summer Peak for 2019
The Northeast Power Coordinating Council is projecting a summer peak demand of 103,548 MW in the week of July 28, 2019 a 0.6% reduction from last year.
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Stressed in US, Capacity Markets Come to Ontario, Alberta
Ontario and Alberta are developing capacity markets as those in the U.S. face stress from subsidized resources and growing resistance from states and public power.
MISO Seeks To-Do List for Resource Adequacy Panel
MISO staff asked the Resource Adequacy Subcommittee (RASC) for feedback on the group’s priorities for 2018 and how the RTO could import capacity from IESO.
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MISO: Tx Link from Ontario to Mich. UP not Cost Effective
MISO has concluded there’s little economic benefit to new transmission connecting Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to Ontario based on the results of a study.
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Overheard at Infocast’s Texas Renewable Energy Summit
Infocast Texas Renewable Energy Summit attendees heard discussions on the challenges ERCOT faces in building transmission and ensuring grid reliability.
Michigan Asks MISO to Study Tx Links to Ontario
Michigan is asking for another assessment from MISO, this time to study grid transmission improvements across the state’s peninsulas and Canada.

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