Stakeholder Feedback | February 2 - May 1, 2026

Purpose

The Reliability Standards Sync Up Project aims to modernize the Alberta Reliability Standards. Following the Reliability Standards Discussion Group & Reliability Standards Sync Up Project Kick-Off session and the Stakeholder Feedback period, the AESO initially categorized the relevant Reliability Standards into two groups based on complexity: medium and high. The AESO has completed consultation on the medium complexity standards and will issue responses to stakeholder feedback in February 2026. On January 16, 2026, the AESO informed stakeholders that it will release a third package, titled Milestone 3, in March 2026 to support the adoption of the some standards currently under review at FERC.

The AESO is seeking written comments from Stakeholders on the proposed new, amended and retired high complexity Alberta Reliability Standards. The AESO values feedback and invites all interested Stakeholders to provide their comments on or before May 1, 2026. All responses will be shared in their original format on AESO Engage.

Instructions

1. To submit your feedback, you will need to be registered and signed in on the AESO Engage platform.
2. Please click on the "Complete Stakeholder Feedback" box below to provide your specific comments.
3. Please submit one completed Stakeholder Feedback survey per organization.
4. Stakeholder Feedback results will be posted on AESO Engage, in their original state.
5. Responses due on or before May 1, 2026.

Stakeholder Questions

1. Do you have any concerns with the proposed retirement of BAL-002-WECC-AB1-2, Contingency Reserves for Reliability?
2. Do you have any concerns that proposed standard BAL-003-AB-2, Frequency Response and Frequency Bias Setting (“BAL-003-AB-2“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
3. Do you have any concerns that proposed BAL-003-AB-2 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
4. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of BAL-003-AB-2?
5. Do you have any concerns that proposed standard BAL-007-AB-1, Near-term Energy Reliability Assessments (“BAL-007-AB-1“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
6. Do you have any concerns that proposed BAL-007-AB-1 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
7. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of BAL-007-AB-1?
8. Do you have any concerns that proposed CIP-002-AB-7, Cyber Security - BES Cyber System Categorization (“CIP-002-AB-7“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
9. Do you have any concerns that proposed CIP-002-AB-7 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
10. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of CIP-002-AB-7.
11. Do you have any concerns that proposed CIP-003-AB-11, Cyber Security - Security Management Controls (“CIP-003-AB-11“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
12. Do you have any concerns that proposed CIP-003-AB-11 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
13. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of CIP-003-AB-11?
14. Do you have any concerns that proposed CIP-004-AB-8, Cyber Security - Personnel & Training (“CIP-004-AB-8“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
15. Do you have any concerns that proposed CIP-004-AB-8 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
16. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of CIP-004-AB-8?
17. Do you have any concerns that proposed CIP-005-AB-8, Cyber Security - Electronic Security Perimeter(s) (“CIP-005-AB-8”) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
18. Do you have any concerns that proposed CIP-005-AB-8 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
19. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of CIP-005-AB-8?
20. Do you have any concerns that proposed CIP-006-AB-7.1, Cyber Security - Physical Security of BES Cyber Systems (“CIP-006-AB-7.1“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
21. Do you have any concerns that proposed CIP-006-AB-7.1 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
22. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of CIP-006-AB-7.1?
23. Do you have any concerns that proposed CIP-007-AB-7.1, Cyber Security - System Security Management (“CIP-007-AB-7.1“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
24. Do you have any concerns that proposed CIP-007-AB-7.1 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
25. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of CIP-007-AB-7.1?
26. Do you have any concerns that proposed CIP-008-AB-7.1, Cyber Security - Incident Reporting and Response Planning (“CIP-008-AB-7.1”) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
27. Do you have any concerns that proposed CIP-008-AB-7.1 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
28. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of CIP-008-AB-7.1?
29. Do you have any concerns that proposed CIP-009-AB-7.1, Cyber Security - Recovery Plans for BES Cyber Systems (“CIP-009-AB-7.1“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
30. Do you have any concerns that proposed CIP-009-AB-7.1 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
31. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of CIP-009-AB-7.1?
32. Do you have any concerns that proposed CIP-010-AB-5, Cyber Security - Configuration Change Management and Vulnerability Assessments (“CIP-010-AB-5”) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
33. Do you have any concerns that proposed CIP-010-AB-5 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
34. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of CIP-010-AB-5?
35. Do you have any concerns that proposed CIP-011-AB-4.1, Cyber Security — Information Protection (“CIP-011-AB-4.1“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
36. Do you have any concerns that proposed CIP-011-AB-4.1 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
37. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of CIP-011-AB-4.1?
38. Do you have any concerns that proposed CIP-013-AB-3, Cyber Security — Supply Chain Risk Management (“CIP-013-AB-3“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
39. Do you have any concerns that proposed CIP-013-AB-3 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
40. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of CIP-013-AB-3?
41. Do you have any concerns that proposed CIP-015-AB-1, Cyber Security — Internal Network Security Monitoring (“CIP-015-AB-1“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
42. Do you have any concerns that proposed CIP-015-AB-1 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
43. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of CIP-015-AB-1?
44. Do you have any concerns that proposed CIP-PLAN-AB-4, Cyber Security - Implementation Plan for CIP (“CIP-PLAN-AB-4“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
45. Do you have any concerns that proposed CIP-PLAN-AB-4 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
46. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of CIP-PLAN-AB-4?
47. Do you have any concerns with the proposed retirement of CIP-SUPP-001-AB1, Cyber Security — Supplemental CIP Alberta Reliability Standard?
48. Do you have any concerns with the proposed retirement of CIP-SUPP-002-AB, Cyber Security — Supplemental CIP Alberta Reliability Standard Technical Feasibility Exceptions?
49. Do you have any concerns that proposed EOP-010-AB-1, Geomagnetic Disturbance Operations (“EOP-010-AB-1“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
50. Do you have any concerns that proposed EOP-010-AB-1 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
51. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of EOP-010-AB-1?
52. Do you have any concerns that proposed EOP-011-AB-4, Emergency Operations (“EOP-011-AB-4“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
53. Do you have any concerns that proposed EOP-011-AB-4 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
54. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of EOP-011-AB-4?
55. Do you have any concerns that proposed IRO-002-AB-7, Reliability Coordination – Monitoring and Analysis (“IRO-002-AB-7“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
56. Do you have any concerns that proposed IRO-002-AB-7 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
57. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of IRO-002-AB-7?
58. Do you have any concerns with the proposed retirement of IRO-005-AB1-3.1a, Reliability Coordination Current Day Operations?
59. Do you have any concerns that proposed MOD-031-AB-1, Demand and Energy Data (“MOD-031-AB-1“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
60. Do you have any concerns that proposed MOD-031-AB-1 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
61. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of MOD-031-AB-1?
62. Do you have any concerns that proposed NUC-001-AB-4, Nuclear Plant Interface Coordination (“NUC-001-AB-4“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
63. Do you have any concerns that proposed NUC-001-AB-4 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
64. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of NUC-001-AB-4?
65. Do you have any concerns that proposed PRC-002-AB-5, Disturbance Monitoring and Reporting Requirements (“PRC-002-AB-5“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
66. Do you have any concerns that proposed PRC-002-AB-5 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
67. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of PRC-002-AB-5?
68. Do you have any concerns that proposed PRC-004-AB-6, Protection System Misoperation Identification and Correction (“PRC-004-AB-6“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
69. Do you have any concerns that proposed PRC-004-AB-6 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
70. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of PRC-004-AB-6?
71. Do you have any concerns with the proposed retirement of PRC-004-WECC-AB1-1, Protection System and Remedial Action Scheme Misoperation?
72. Do you have any concerns that proposed PRC-012-AB-2, Remedial Action Schemes (“PRC-012-AB-2“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
73. Do you have any concerns that proposed PRC-012-AB-2 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
74. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of PRC-012-AB-2?
75. Do you have any concerns that proposed PRC-024-AB-4, Frequency and Voltage Protection Settings for Synchronous Generators, Type 1 and Type 2 Wind Resources, and Synchronous Condensers (“PRC-024-AB-4“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
76. Do you have any concerns that proposed PRC-024-AB-4 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
77. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of PRC-024-AB-4?
78. Do you have any concerns that proposed PRC-027-AB-1, Coordination of Protection Systems for Performance During Faults (“PRC-027-AB-1“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
79. Do you have any concerns that proposed PRC-027-AB-1 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
80. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of PRC-027-AB-1?
81. Do you have any concerns that proposed PRC-028-AB-1, Disturbance Monitoring and Reporting Requirements for Inverter-Based Resources (“PRC-028-AB-1“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
82. Do you have any concerns that proposed PRC-028-AB-1 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
83. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of PRC-028-AB-1?
84. Do you have any concerns that proposed PRC-029-AB-1, Frequency and Voltage Ride-through Requirements for Inverter-based Resources (“PRC-029-AB-1“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
85. Do you have any concerns that proposed PRC-029-AB-1 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
86. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of PRC-029-AB-1?
87. Do you have any concerns that proposed PRC-030-AB-1, Unexpected Inverter-Based Resource Event Mitigation (“PRC-030-AB-1“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
88. Do you have any concerns that proposed PRC-030-AB-1 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
89. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of PRC-030-AB-1?
90. Do you have any concerns that proposed TOP-002-AB-5, Operations Planning (“TOP-002-AB-5“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
91. Do you have any concerns that proposed TOP-002-AB-5 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
92. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of TOP-002-AB-5?
93. Do you have any concerns that proposed TOP-010-AB-1(i), Real-time Reliability Monitoring and Analysis Capabilities (“TOP-010-AB-1(i)“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
94. Do you have any concerns that proposed TOP-010-AB-1(i) may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
95. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of TOP-010-AB-1(i)?
96. Do you have any concerns that proposed TPL-007-AB-4, Transmission System Planned Performance for Geomagnetic Disturbance Events (“TPL-007-AB-4“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
97. Do you have any concerns that proposed TPL-007-AB-4 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
98. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of TPL-007-AB-4?
99. Do you have any concerns that proposed TPL-007-PLAN-AB-4, Implementation Plan for TPL-007 (“TPL-007-PLAN-AB-4“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
100. Do you have any concerns that proposed TPL-007-PLAN-AB-4 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
101. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of TPL-007-PLAN-AB-4?
102. Do you have any concerns that proposed TPL-008-AB-1, Transmission System Planning Performance Requirements for Extreme Temperature Events (“TPL-008-AB-1“) may not support the public interest? If yes, please elaborate.
103. Do you have any concerns that proposed TPL-008-AB-1 may be technically deficient? If yes, please elaborate.
104. Do you have any concerns with the proposed implementation date of TPL-008-AB-1?
105. Do you have any questions, comments, or concerns related to the draft proposed new and amended defined terms for the AESO’s Consolidated Authoritative Document Glossary? If so, please elaborate