Capacity Auction
IESO
Canada
IESO's Capacity Auction allows aggregators and large customers to bid capacity into Ontario’s electricity market.
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Service details
Service type
Load reduction
Eligible technologies
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Competition frequency
Locational scope
June to September
Seasonality
Year-round
Eligibility
Direct
Aggregated
Residential
This participation route is eligible.
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Commercial & Industrial
This participation route is eligible.
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This participation route is eligible.
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Front-of-the-Meter
This participation route is eligible.
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Aggregators and C&I customers may participate by bidding qualified capacity into the auction. Participants submit capacity bids in the annual auction through Online IESO.
Key details
Participants submit capacity bids in the annual auction through Online IESO. Resources are dispatched during system needs per market rules.
Participants are paid based on auction clearing price and must meet performance obligations.
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Listing last updated on
09 September 2025
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