Comment Period: Jun. 4 - Jun. 24, 2026

Purpose

The AESO is looking ahead and building plans for the Reliability Standards Sync Up (RSSUP) Implementation and Sustainment project phases. The AESO introduced RSSUP Implementation and Sustainment concepts at the Reliability Standards Workshop on April 21. Implementation activities begin when the AESO files the Alberta Reliability Standards with the Alberta Utilities Commission and end when the RSSUP ARS are in effect. The AESO is committed to supporting a successful implementation plan that drives industry alignment, supports market participant readiness, and results in strong reliability, security, and ARS compliance outcomes. Sustainment phase activities include the AESO’s assessment and optimization of the ARS development process to keep Alberta aligned with NERC/WECC standards to reduce future burden and uncertainty on stakeholders.

The AESO will expand on some of these key concepts at the June 11 Reliability Standards Discussion Group, where we will engage stakeholders in a verbal dialogue to solicit stakeholder feedback that will help inform our plans before we finalize them, and ensure we understand industry needs before we finalize our plans. We also invite stakeholders to provide written responses to these questions via the Stakeholder Survey on or before June 24, 2026.

Instructions

1. This feedback survey is open to all industry stakeholders.

2. Please fill out the response sections as indicated.

3. Only one completed feedback form will be accepted per organization.

4. To submit your completed feedback form:

• You will need to be registered and signed in on the AESO Engage platform; and
• You will need to be on the Reliability Standards Discussion Group page

All responses are due by June 24, 2026. If you have any questions, please email stakeholder.relations@aeso.ca

Stakeholder Questions

1. What reliability standard outreach programs are you familiar with in other jurisdictions?

2. Do you access reliability standard outreach programs in other jurisdictions and for what?

3. How have other jurisdictions' reliability standard outreach programs helped and what would make those programs more intuitive and effective?

4. What does an effective ARS outreach program at the AESO look like for you?

5. How should the AESO prioritize training for Sync Up ARS?

6. What should the AESO focus on in training? (Example: technical, compliance, monitoring approach, etc.)

7. What methods of training are effective? (Example: classroom/lecture, large/small group, functional entity type, online, etc.)

8. What information is important to you during implementation?

9. What roles in your organization need this information?

10. What communication methods work best?

11. Based on the content and topics within the June 11 RSDG Update Session presentation, what additional compliance monitoring process concepts are important to you during implementation?

12. Based on the content and topics within the June 11 RSDG Update Session presentation, what additional enhancements should the AESO consider to increase transparency, effectiveness, and efficiency in the ARS compliance monitoring processes?

13. Based on the content and topics within the June 11 RSDG Update Session presentation, after Sync Up, what parts of the development process are most important for you to be clear and predictable?

14. Based on the content and topics within the June 11 RSDG Update Session presentation, after Sync Up, what additional enhancements most improve transparency, effectiveness, and efficiency in ARS development?

We value stakeholder input and invite all interested parties to provide their feedback on the Reliability Standards Sync Up Implementation and Sustainment development through meaningful engagement via the following form by June 24, 2026. Please provide specific examples with your responses.