Learning Updates

October 16, 2026

REM Operations & Participation: Four New Courses Available!

We have published the following new courses on Workday.

  • REM Operations: Day-Ahead Reliability Market – Operating Reserves
    • Reviews operating reserve (OR) products, their reliability function, and how they are procured in the day-ahead operating reserve market in the REM
  • REM Participation: Energy Settlement, R30 Settlement and R30 Cost Allocation
    • Provides a structured overview of the settlement framework and introduces concepts of associated cost allocation principles reflected in the REM design
  • REM Participation: Registration and Qualification for Energy, OR and R30
    • Guides market participants through the asset classification, qualification and registration processes, as well as participation roles under the REM
  • REM Advanced: SCED Optimization & Security Constraints | LMP Components
    • Explains the mathematical relationships underlying SCED optimization, security constraints, and LMP formation, and how these relationships influence dispatch and prices
Additional courses will be added as they become available.

July 31, 2026

REM Operations: Inputs, Real-Time Market Clearing, and Prices - Now Available!

This course provides an overview of the core real-time market processes that determine dispatch and pricing outcomes in the Restructured Energy Market (REM), including:

  • Real-Time Offers and Bids
  • Co-Optimizing Energy and R30 through Security Constrained Economic Dispatch (SCED)
  • Alberta Load Price (ALP)
  • R30 Demand Curve
These courses can be accessed through Workday. Additional courses will be added as they become available.

May 29, 2026

REM Foundations: Purpose, Structure and Price Signals - Now Available!

This high-level introductory course provides an overview of the core system-level features that describe how the Restructured Energy Market (REM) functions as an integrated market. The course can be accessed through Workday.

  • Already have an account? Log in here then access the course using the shared link
  • Don’t have an account? Register here
  • Had an account that became inactive? If your account was deactivated after one year of inactivity, complete the self-registration form to reactivate your account
  • Need help? Email AESOLearning@aeso.ca or visit AESO Learning » AESO for additional information