Independent Electricity System Operator
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The Independent Electricity System Operator is the organization responsible for managing Ontario’s power grid and electricity market, ensuring reliable supply and system planning across the province.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Independent Electricity System Operator zone | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crown agency
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electricity system operator ⓘ independent system operator ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
Ontario Energy Board
NERFINISHED
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electricity generators in Ontario ⓘ large electricity consumers in Ontario ⓘ local distribution companies in Ontario ⓘ neighbouring electricity system operators in North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| employerType | public sector ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
demand response programs in Ontario
ⓘ
integration of renewable energy resources in Ontario ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
Ontario Independent Electricity Market Operator
NERFINISHED
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Ontario Power Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | IESO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implements | reliability standards for Ontario’s power system ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
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French ⓘ |
| legalForm | not-for-profit corporation ⓘ |
| mandate |
facilitate efficient operation of the electricity market
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maintain reliability of Ontario’s bulk electricity system ⓘ support cost-effective evolution of Ontario’s power system ⓘ |
| marketType | wholesale electricity market ⓘ |
| monitors | real-time grid conditions in Ontario ⓘ |
| operatesInSector | electricity ⓘ |
| oversees |
Ontario electricity capacity auctions
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connection of new generation and transmission facilities ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishes |
Ontario electricity demand forecasts
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Ontario system planning reports ⓘ |
| regionServed | Province-wide electricity consumers in Ontario ⓘ |
| regulates | operation of Ontario’s transmission grid ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administering Ontario’s electricity market rules
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balancing electricity supply and demand ⓘ ensuring reliability of electricity supply in Ontario ⓘ long-term electricity system planning in Ontario ⓘ managing Ontario’s power grid ⓘ operating Ontario’s wholesale electricity market ⓘ real-time dispatch of generation resources ⓘ |
| sector | energy ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Ontario Energy Board oversight ⓘ |
| subnationalDivision | Province of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfGrid | bulk power system ⓘ |
| uses | wholesale electricity pricing mechanisms ⓘ |
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