The CCA has filed a complaint against the AESO relating to Capacity Market design decisions. While the complaint is presented as a list of concerns about specific design parameters the underlying complaint is that mass market consumers voices have been under-represented in the AESO’s design process.
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On April 20, 2018 DOE hosted a webinar to share information on the recently passed Bill 13. The primary purpose of this bill is to amend five acts in order to enable the AUC, AESO And MSA to fulfill their roles in setting up the capacity market.
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On December 11, 2017, the AESO hosted the stakeholder session to provide updates on the Alberta Capacity Market Straw Model (SAM 3.0).
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On October 27, 2017 the DOE hosted an Capacity Market Engagement Session on resource adequacy. Essentially, the DOE is looking for feedback from stakeholders on the province’s tolerance to outages in order to develop an appropriate resource adequacy standard for the capacity market. Additionally, they are keen to do so quickly because the standard will drive the AESO’s determination of how much capacity to procure, an important input for market design.
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On May 17, 2017, the AESO hosted a stakeholder session on Capacity Market Design. In response to pressure from stakeholders, the AESO’s presentation included actual market design options.
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On Tuesday April 25, 2017, the AESO hosted another stakeholder engagement session on the development of the Alberta Capacity Market.
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On January 18, 2017, the MSA released a report titled “Design Considerations for the Alberta Capacity Market.” The report looks at design options from other jurisdictions, in particular PJM, and makes recommendations on what should be included in the Alberta Capacity market design.
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