Capacity market design:
Application for working groups
The AESO is organizing stakeholder working groups to develop recommendations for the design of
Alberta’s capacity market. Stakeholders who are interested in becoming a member of a working group are
encouraged to review the terms of reference and respond to the questions below. The deadline for
applications is May 24, 2017.
Completed applications, along with questions about serving on a working group, may be emailed to
[email protected].
Please note that the AESO will attempt to ensure the composition of working groups is balanced with a
range of stakeholder interests and also that each working group has the appropriate expertise. Your
answers to the questions below will help us create effective working groups. Please keep your responses
concise.
Please note: The information being collected is necessary to evaluate your application for participating in
capacity market design working groups. The collection of the personal information is permitted under
Section 33(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The names of the working
group members, including the names of the companies and organizations they represent, will be posted
by June 5, 2017. If you have any questions about the collection or use of this information, please contact
the Manager, FOIP and Records Management, 2500, 330 – 5th Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 0L4 or by
telephone at 403-539-2528.
1) Name:
Title:
Company or organization:
Address:
Email:
Phone:
2) Name of the stakeholder you will be representing if selected to participate in a working group (if
different from above).
3) Are there other individuals applying to represent this same stakeholder? If so, please provide
their names.
4) The AESO acknowledges that some stakeholders could belong to more than one of the
categories listed below. Please indicate which categories your representation of this stakeholder
would fall under: (Please check all that apply)
Existing generators
Co-generators
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Renewables and emerging technologies (including energy storage)
Consumers (Industrial loads, commercial loads, retailers, demand response)
Prospective market entrants (parties with projects in the AESO connection queue,
prospective developers)
Other – please provide details
5) Please describe your qualifications for participating in a working group. Please address areas
such as industry knowledge, committee experience, and knowledge of the Alberta market and of
capacity markets.
6) Please describe how you expect the stakeholder you represent may be impacted by the
introduction of a capacity market in Alberta. In your response, please include all relevant
information including but not limited to the size of the stakeholder’s position in the market
(installed MWs or size of load) and number of participants represented (for consultants or
associations). Please consider any applicable confidentiality and privacy provisions before
providing details.
7) Please indicate which design streams you would like to contribute to.
Adequacy and demand curve determination
Procurement and hedging
Eligibility and capacity value determination
Market mechanics
Energy and ancillary service market changes
8) Are there other considerations the AESO should weigh in reviewing your application?
9) Declaration
I have reviewed Capacity Market Design: Working Group Terms of Reference and Industry
Executive Advisory Committee and agree to abide by these terms should I be selected to
participate.
I have permission from the stakeholder I am representing to participate on their behalf.
Signature __________________________
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