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Climate Resiliency

Important Dates & Materials

Jan. 28, 2025 | Feedback Due on White Paper Scope

Nov. 20, 2024 | Grid Reliability Update Information Session

Nov. 19, 2024 | Climate Resiliency White Paper Scope of Work posted

Background

Power grids are increasingly experiencing adverse impacts of extreme weather events including extreme cold, extreme heat, and wildfires. Extreme weather events are increasing in frequency, duration, and intensity globally. The rising frequency and effects of extreme weather events have highlighted the need for system resiliency in anticipating, planning for, responding to, and recovering from these occurrences. The Alberta Interconnected Electric System (AIES) has also been experiencing an increasing trend of extreme weather events.

Purpose and Objectives

The AESO is undertaking the development of a Climate Resiliency White Paper to raise awareness and provide stakeholders with an understanding of the importance of resiliency, the AESO’s existing and future plans to improve system resiliency (including Alberta Reliability Standards and/or ISO Rules), system planning considerations, and recommendations (best practices) for stakeholders.

The AESO’s Climate Resiliency White Paper intends to cover the following:

  • The overall need to consider resiliency in AIES
  • A summary of lessons learned from extreme events, existing frameworks and best practices in other jurisdictions.
  • A summary of existing and anticipated AESO’s resiliency plans and activities
  • General recommendations to stakeholders, especially TFOs and GFOs, to improve the resiliency of transmission and generation assets

We will be requesting stakeholder feedback on the scope of the white paper, as well as throughout the process of developing the white paper recommendation, and, as needed into the regulatory consultation space.

Scope

System resiliency, and the actions stakeholders (including TFOs and GFOs) can take to become more resilient are topics that will be covered in this consultation.

Issues related to climate change, development of ISO Rules and/or Alberta Reliability Standards, policy discussions, as well as how asset owners (e.g., TFOs and GFOs) should become more resilient are out-of-scope.

Important Dates & Materials

Jan. 28, 2025 | Feedback Due on White Paper Scope

Nov. 20, 2024 | Grid Reliability Update Information Session

Nov. 19, 2024 | Climate Resiliency White Paper Scope of Work posted

Background

Power grids are increasingly experiencing adverse impacts of extreme weather events including extreme cold, extreme heat, and wildfires. Extreme weather events are increasing in frequency, duration, and intensity globally. The rising frequency and effects of extreme weather events have highlighted the need for system resiliency in anticipating, planning for, responding to, and recovering from these occurrences. The Alberta Interconnected Electric System (AIES) has also been experiencing an increasing trend of extreme weather events.

Purpose and Objectives

The AESO is undertaking the development of a Climate Resiliency White Paper to raise awareness and provide stakeholders with an understanding of the importance of resiliency, the AESO’s existing and future plans to improve system resiliency (including Alberta Reliability Standards and/or ISO Rules), system planning considerations, and recommendations (best practices) for stakeholders.

The AESO’s Climate Resiliency White Paper intends to cover the following:

  • The overall need to consider resiliency in AIES
  • A summary of lessons learned from extreme events, existing frameworks and best practices in other jurisdictions.
  • A summary of existing and anticipated AESO’s resiliency plans and activities
  • General recommendations to stakeholders, especially TFOs and GFOs, to improve the resiliency of transmission and generation assets

We will be requesting stakeholder feedback on the scope of the white paper, as well as throughout the process of developing the white paper recommendation, and, as needed into the regulatory consultation space.

Scope

System resiliency, and the actions stakeholders (including TFOs and GFOs) can take to become more resilient are topics that will be covered in this consultation.

Issues related to climate change, development of ISO Rules and/or Alberta Reliability Standards, policy discussions, as well as how asset owners (e.g., TFOs and GFOs) should become more resilient are out-of-scope.

  • Stakeholder Feedback on Scope | Nov. 20, 2024 - Jan. 28, 2025

    Purpose

    To assist the AESO in focusing its Climate Resiliency White Paper Scope of Work.

    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. Due to potentially sensitive information, the AESO will share a directional summary with the feedback received.
    5. Responses due on or before January 28, 2025.

    Stakeholder Questions

    1. Do you agree with the items outlined in the AESO’s Climate Resiliency White Paper Scope of Work?
    2. Are there other industry references that the AESO should evaluate as part of the jurisdictional review?
    3. Are there other objectives and areas that the AESO should be covering in the white paper?
    4. Do you find Alberta's electricity system effectively handles extreme events including extreme cold, extreme heat, and wildfires? Please provide rationale for your response.
    5. What other factors should be considered when addressing potential transmission system risks related to extreme weather events? 
    6. Do you have any additional comments?  
    7. If you would like to submit a formatted version of your responses, please do so here.

    Materials

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