Purpose

Under the AESO Funding for Participation in REM Engagements process, we will provide funding to those market participants, or an association of market participants, demonstrating they:

• require financial support to meaningfully participate in the AESO’s ongoing REM design engagement process and the AESO’s upcoming REM ISO rules engagement process (collectively, the “REM Engagements”); and
• represent a unique and valuable perspective that would otherwise not be part of the AESO’s REM engagements.

Stakeholders may apply by providing information about the above factors and a budget of estimated costs, up to a cap of $50,000 and based on Appendix A to Rule 022: Rules on Costs in Utility Rate Proceedings of the Alberta Utilities Commission.

The AESO will review applications and provide a confirmation of eligibility for funding. Upon completion of the REM market design engagement, market participants who have received confirmation of eligibility for funding will submit a summary of their actual costs with accompanying documentation, and the AESO will disburse funds to reimburse the actual costs incurred. Upon completion of the REM ISO rules engagement, stakeholders with confirmed eligibility for funding may submit an additional summary of their actual costs with accompanying documentation, and the AESO will disburse funds to reimburse any additional costs incurred for participation in the REM ISO rules engagement.

Materials

The eligibility form can be found in the AESO Materials section.

Instructions

1. To submit your application, you must be registered and signed in on the AESO Engage platform.
2. Please submit one completed application per organization.
3. All responses will be shared on AESO Engage.
4. Requests for funding must be received by May 26, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. MT.