Purpose

On December 4, 2023, the AESO posted an end of the year narrated presentation to provide stakeholders with an update on the Market Tools User Group ongoing work. Specifically, updates to Azure API Management system and an outlook for 2024.

Materials

This update can be found in the Quarterly Updates on the right-hand side of the page.

In lieu of stakeholder sessions, we are providing our quarterly updates as narrated presentations for interested participants to view and listen at their own pace. We have created a number of presentations that discuss our progress thus far on web programming interfaces for ETS and ADaMS, External Data and APIs, and share our near- and long-term plans.

You can find these materials under Quarterly Updates on the right-hand side of the page.

Purpose

The AESO thanks users of the Energy Trading System (ETS) and Automated Dispatch and Messaging System (ADaMS) that submitted feedback to help plan the rollout of web APIs for these tools by prioritizing the APIs originally described in our 2022 draft design. Your feedback will help AESO schedule a phased rollout of the APIs, providing higher value features in earlier releases.

This exercise remained open until June 16, 2023 to allow participants time to engage their user bases and development teams to provide feedback based on a value-driven assessment of the APIs.

Stakeholder Feedback

The AESO has provided stakeholders with a narrated presentation which discusses the results of the API Prioritization exercise, as well as next steps. This presentation can be found under Quarterly Updates.

Please reach out to us at MarketTools@aeso.ca if you have any questions about or issues with this engagement.

The AESO hosted a virtual session on March 27, 2023 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Purpose

Stakeholders were invited to a Market Tool Users Group virtual session on March 27, 2023, at 11 a.m. At the session, Market Tools User Group leaders Mark Roberts and Robert Engelen provided a brief recap of 2022 activities and introduced user group plans for the first half of 2023. Questions and discussion were encouraged.

Purpose

As advertised in our Q3 ETS and ADaMS update, AESO is sharing our draft design for web application programming interfaces for the market functions provided by ETS and ADaMS. These interfaces will supplement the existing web page interfaces. This presentation goes into more detail about the interface functions and provides an outline of the next steps in this engagement.

We want to hear what you think of our draft design. Share your feedback here.

Purpose

The purpose of the session is to engage users of ETS (Energy Trading System) and ADaMS (Automated Dispatch and Messaging System) in a discussion of their current and future needs regarding offer and dispatch management to help AESO shape the three to five-year roadmap for these functions, currently managed by the ETS and ADaMS solutions.

Engagement session materials

Can be found in the Materials section on the right-hand side of the page.

The AESO hosted a virtual stakeholder engagement session on March 30, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Purpose

The purpose of the virtual session is to engage stakeholders in a discussion of their current and future data needs and to offer insight into the AESO’s current focus on data and the methods of data access. This discussion will aid prioritization of initiatives to expand external data access, how to share the data (e.g., reports, Application Programming Interfaces, or Portals), and the development of metadata.

Engagement session materials

Can be found in the Materials section on the right-hand side of the page.

The AESO held a virtual stakeholder engagement session for the Market Tools User Group Kick-off Session on Sept. 21, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Session purpose and objectives

The purpose of this session is to engage stakeholders in a conversation of the concept of the Market Tools User Group, the AESO’s roadmap for the existing market tools and on the data portal enhancements. The specific objectives include:

• Introduce the concept and overall purpose of the Market Tools User Group
• Present the roadmap for ETS, ADaMS, and the data portal
• Present potential enhancements to the data portal
• Gather input from stakeholders on the parameters of the Market Tools User Group, the roadmap and market tool improvements

Stakeholder comments

We value stakeholder feedback and we thank you for sharing your perspectives with us. View all stakeholder comments received on the Kick-off Session Survey in the Submissions section on the right-hand side of the page.

Engagement session materials

Can be found in the Materials section on the right-hand side of the page.

Kick-off Session | Sept. 21, 2021

Session purpose and objectives

The purpose of this session is to engage stakeholders in a conversation of the concept of the Market Tools User Group, the AESO’s roadmap for the existing market tools and on the data portal enhancements. The specific objectives include:

• Introduce the concept and overall purpose of the Market Tools User Group
• Present the roadmap for ETS, ADaMS, and the data portal
• Present potential enhancements to the data portal
• Gather input from stakeholders on the parameters of the Market Tools User Group, the roadmap and market tool improvements

Planned Activities | 2022

Targets

• Launch Market Tools User Groups "Focus Groups" as needed to dive deep into topics where participant needs should play a strong role in setting goals. Each focus group:
  • Will have a clearly defined scope targeting a specific audience and will be open to all market participants
  • Will use a variety of tools, from online surveys to live brainstorming sessions, as best suits the topic under discussion and the progress on the topic.
  • Will report out on its progress and findings to all participants and accept comments from those not actively contributing to the focus group.
• Publish quarterly updates including summary of focus group activities and promoting any upcoming activities
• Host a Market Tools User Conference

Ext. Data Access Focus Group | March 30, 2022

Purpose

The purpose of the virtual session is to engage stakeholders in a discussion of their current and future data needs and to offer insight into the AESO’s current focus on data and the methods of data access. This discussion will aid prioritization of initiatives to expand external data access, how to share the data (e.g., reports, Application Programming Interfaces, or Portals), and the development of metadata.

ETS & ADaMS Focus Group | May 17, 2022

Purpose

The purpose of the session is to engage users of ETS (Energy Trading System) and ADaMS (Automated Dispatch and Messaging System) in a discussion of their current and future needs regarding offer and dispatch management to help AESO shape the three to five-year roadmap for these functions, currently managed by the ETS and ADaMS solutions.