Suggested Consultation Topics

We have taken a first cut at grouping the consultation topics into proposed workstreams. 

Are there any topics that you would want to see added, or anything we missed? We also welcome any insight into which topics you see as most urgent/complex/important and any rationale you can provide.

Rates (Existing and New)

1. Rate Demand Transmission Service (DTS)
   • Redesign of bulk and regional charges, including billing determinants
2. Rate Demand Opportunity Service (DOS)
   • Review of current DOS in practice
   • Energy Storage treatment
3. Rate Supply Transmission Service (STS)
   • In consideration of MAU's direction to move to recovery based on system-average
4. Rate Export Opportunity (XOS), Rate Import Opportunity (IOS)
   • Import and Export treatment
5. Explore and potentially develop other rates
   • Standby Rate and/or Other Interruptible Rates
     • Large Loads
     • Self Supply

Ancillary Services

1. Cost Recovery Mechanism of Existing Products and Restructured Energy Market (REM) Products
   • Tariff
   • ISO Fees

Terms and Conditions in the ISO Tariff (Connections)

1. Amendments for the Cluster Assessment Process
2. Amendments for Optimal Transmission Planning (OTP)
   • To capture potential interdependencies between OTP and Transmission Reinforcement Payment (TRP)
3. Generating Unit Owner's Contribution (GUOC) / TRP
   • To reflect MAU's direction
4. Review of the AESO Contribution Policy
5. Other miscellaneous Tariff enhancements (identified gaps, pain points, etc.)