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Market Surveillance Panel
Consultation on Congestion Management Settlement Credits (CMSC)
Consultation on CMSC in the IMO-Administered Electricity Market - Issues Related to Constrained-off Payments to Generators and Imports
Initial Announcement and Supporting Material
On February 21, 2003, the Market Surveillance Panel (MSP) initiated a consultation regarding Congestion Management Settlement Credits (CMSC). To assist in this process, the MSP provided a discussion paper presenting their concerns and soliciting responses on some key issues.
Stakeholder Feedback and MSP Assessment
The MSP invited interested parties to respond in writing to these issues by March 31, 2003 and received the following submissions. Note: each responding party below approved publication of its submission, even though some submissions exhibit a "confidential" label.
- Association of Major Power Consumers Ontario (AMPCO) - Arthur Dickinson
- Brascan Energy Marketing - Daniel Lapierre
- Bruce Power - Corinne Draesner
- Coral Energy - Paul Kerr
- Direct Energy Marketing - John Messenger
- DTE Energy Trading – Alan B. Cherkas
- Dynegy Power Marketing - Tina Bradshaw
- EPCOR Utilities – Graham Henderson
- Hydro One Networks - Andy Poray
- HQ Energy Marketing (Hydro-Quebec) - Sylvain Gignac
- Independent Power Producers' Society of Ontario (IPPSO) - Jake Brooks
- Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board (Manitoba Hydro) - Kelly J. Hunter
- Ontario Power Generation - Andrew Barrett
- TransCanada PipeLines Limited - Margaret Duzy
Additional Stakeholder Contact and Supporting Material
On February 18, 2003 Market Assessment and Compliance Division (MACD) provided, on behalf of the MSP, a brief statement to the Market Advisory Council (MAC), previewing the MSP consultation and Discussion Paper. Some of the key issues were discussed at the meeting of the Market Operations Standing Committee (MOSC) on March 5, 2003.
- Presentation to MOSC March 5, 2003 - Market Surveillance Panel Consultation on CMSC
- Minutes – MOSC Meeting March 5, 2003
CMSC payments and the related issues are among the more complicated aspects of the IESO marketplace. The MSP recommends referring to some of the background material prepared by Marketplace Training on this subject.
Results
At the July 3, 2003 meeting of the IMO Board, the Market Surveillance Panel presented its report entitled: "Constrained Off Payments and Other Issues in the Management of Congestion". The Board discussed the report, endorsed the recommendations and asked IMO Management to take action to implement them in on-going consultation with the Board. With respect to the elimination of constrained off payments, the Board agreed to address this issue if the Panel brings it forward at a later date.