Filing of ISO rules

The ISO is required to file ISO rules and expedited ISO rules with the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC), under sections 20.2 and 20.6 of the Electric Utilities Act and Rule 017 of the AUC Rules. A market participant may object to an ISO rule under Section 20.4 of the Electric Utilities Act, or complain about an ISO rule under Section 25 of the Electric Utilities Act. The ISO is also required to file ISO rules under section 20.5 of the Electric Utilities Act in accordance with directions from the AUC.

For more information on ISO rules please visit the rules and standards section of the AESO website.

	Description of filing	Related AUC rule	Consultation with stakeholders
ISO rule application	Filings made pursuant to Section 20.2 of the Electric Utilities Act	Rule 017 – Procedures and Process for Development of ISO Rules and Filing of ISO Rules with AUC	Bulletin 2009-30 (Nov 2009)
Expedited ISO rule application	Filings pursuant to Section 20.6 of the Electric Utilities Act and Rule 017 for expedited new, amendments or removal of Independent System Operator (ISO) Rules.	Rule 017 – Procedures and Process for Development of ISO Rules and Filing of ISO Rules with AUC	Bulletin 2009-30 (Nov 2009)
ISO rule objection	Filings made pursuant to Section 20.4 of the Electric Utilities Act objecting to an ISO rule filed under Section 20.2 of the Electric Utilities Act.	N/A	Bulletin 2009-30 (Nov 2009)
ISO rule complaint	Pursuant to Section 25 of the Electric Utilities Act, written complaints by market participants about an Independent System Operator (ISO) Rule that is in effect or an ISO fee.	N/A	Bulletin 2009-30 (Nov 2009)

Filing and participating	Active applications	Historical applications	Decisions
AUC E-filing services brochure Filing an application DDS user guide E-Filing user guide	Go to Application Search and enter the following: - Group: “Markets” - Application Category: “Markets - Rules” - Application Status: “Active”	Go to Application Search and enter the following: - Group: “Markets” - Application Category: “Marlets - Rules” - Application Status: “Issued”	Go to the Decisions section or go to the Advanced Search section and search for "Decisions"