Purpose

To inform stakeholders on transmission system upgrades, rules and standards, and connection requirements.

The AESO will provide updates about:

• The status of major system projects
• The status of the Long-Term Transmission Plan (LTP) and the Optimal Transmission Planning (OTP), Rule and Information document (ID)
• Updates on Reliability Requirements Roadmap
• Updated Alberta Reliability Standards (ARS) Sync-Up Project
• Grid Readiness, Integration, and Performance (GRIP) Requirements
• Updates to Customer Connections
  • Data Centres
  • Congestion Portal
  • Cluster 3

We will have an open Q&A session on these topics.

Please note that this will be a hybrid session, with the virtual session portion being offered through Microsoft Teams Webinar. You will need to register to participate in the Grid Reliability Update session. Click here to register.

Registration for the in-person session will close at the end of day on November 18, 2026. If in-person registration reaches room capacity, the AESO may limit attendance to one in-person representative per organization.

Materials

Materials will be posted end of day November 19, 2026.