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The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is the Crown corporation responsible for operating the electricity market and directing the operation of the bulk electrical system in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is one of seven independent system operators in North America.
The Ontario Energy Board is the provincial regulator of natural gas [1] and electricity utilities in Ontario, Canada. [2] This includes setting rates, and licensing all participants in the electricity sector including the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), generators, transmitters, distributors, wholesalers and electricity retailers, as well as natural gas marketers who sell to ...
Achieving the targets set by government for conservation and renewable energy. In April 2012, the Energy Minister of Ontario Christopher Bentley introduced legislation in Parliament to merge the Ontario Power Authority and the Independent Electricity System Operator. Ontario Power Authority merged with IESO on January 1, 2015. [1]
AESO – Alberta Electric System Operator; Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO); operates the Hydro One transmission grid for Ontario, Canada; The New Brunswick System Operator was dissolved when New Brunswick's new Electricity Act went into effect in October 2013. [12]
Ontario Hydro was restructured on April 1, 1999, into five separate entities: Ontario Power Generation, the Ontario Hydro Services Company, the Independent Electricity System Operator (originally named the Independent Electricity Market Operator), the Electrical Safety Authority, and Ontario Electricity Financial Corporation.
[87] [88] The generation mix for the current hour can be viewed at the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) webpage. As noted above, total electricity production in Ontario 2017 was 132.1 TWh. Adding imports of 6.6 TWh and subtracting exports of 19.1 TWh [89] leaves 119.6 TWh usage within Ontario.
Ontario’s electricity distribution consists of multiple local distribution companies (LDCs). Hydro One , a publicly-traded company owned in part by the provincial government, is the largest LDC in the province and services approximately 26 percent of all electricity customers in Ontario.
The Ministry of Energy and Electrification’s responsibility is ensuring that Ontario's electricity system functions with reliability and productivity, and promoting innovation in the energy sector. In April 2002, it was renamed the Ministry of Energy, with the newly created Ministry of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation taking over ...