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ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD
NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND ORAL HEARING
APPLICATION TO REVIEW A MARKET RULE AMENDMENT AND TO
STAY THE OPERATION OF THE AMENDMENT
ASSOCIATION OF MAJOR POWER CONSUMERS IN ONTARIO
On February 9, 2007, the Association of Major Power Consumers in Ontario (“AMPCO”) filed with the Ontario Energy Board (“Board”) an application under section 33(4) of the Electricity Act, 1998 seeking the review of an amendment to the market rules made by the Independent Electricity System Operator on January 18, 2007. The amendment is identified as MR-00331-R00: “Specify the Ramping Capability in the Market Schedule” and relates to the ramp rate assumption used in the market dispatch algorithm within the IESO-administered markets (the “Amendment”). The Amendment has an effective date of February 10, 2007. AMPCO has also applied for an order under section 33(7) of the Electricity Act, 1998 staying the operation of the Amendment pending completion of the Board’s review of the Amendment. The Board has assigned the application Board file number EB-2007-0040.
Copies of the application are available for inspection at the Board’s offices at the address set out below. Copies of the Amendment and related materials are available from IESO website at www.ieso.ca/imoweb/amendments/mr_Amendments.asp.
Copies of the application are also available by clicking the links below.
http://www.ampco.org/assets/Tab 0.0 AMPCO Letter to Kirsten Walli.PDF
http://www.ampco.org/assets/Tab 0.1 AMPCO Application for a Review of Market Rule Amendment.pdf
http://www.ampco.org/assets/Tab 1 Market Rule Amendment Proposal.pdf
http://www.ampco.org/assets/Tab 2 - Elecricity Act, 1998.pdf
http://www.ampco.org/assets/Tab 3 - Meeting of the IESO\'s Stakeholder Advisory Committee.pdf
http://www.ampco.org/assets/Tab 4 - Twelve Times Ramp Rate.pdf
http://www.ampco.org/assets/Tab 5 - Decision of the IESO Board of Directors.pdf
http://www.ampco.org/assets/Tab 6 -Monthly Average Prices.pdf
http://www.ampco.org/assets/Tab 7 - Adopting a Ramp Charge.pdf
http://www.ampco.org/assets/Tab 8 - IESO Commentary on 12 Times Ramp Rate.pdf
http://www.ampco.org/assets/Tab 9 - Market Response to Price Changes.pdf
http://www.ampco.org/assets/Tab 10 - Transmission Rights Market.pdf
http://www.ampco.org/assets/Tab 11 - Letter to Ken Koslik.pdf
http://www.ampco.org/assets/Tab 12 - Stakeholder Engagement Principles.pdf
http://www.ampco.org/assets/Tab 13 - IESO Proposal to modify ramp rate assumption.pdf
http://www.ampco.org/assets/Tab 14 - Letter to R.D. Stewart.pdf
http://www.ampco.org/assets/Tab 15 - Market Rule Amendment Submission.pdf
http://www.ampco.org/assets/Tab 16 - Letter to Glenna Carr.pdf
http://www.ampco.org/assets/Tab 17 - Getting on With It.pdf
http://www.ampco.org/assets/Tab 18 - Review of Efficient Treatment.pdf
http://www.ampco.org/assets/Tab 19 - Addressing the 12 Times Ramp Rate Multiplier.pdf
http://www.ampco.org/assets/Tab 20 - Email from IESO Stakeholder Engagement.pdf
http://www.ampco.org/assets/Tab 21 - IESO Stakeholder Advisory Committee.pdf
http://www.ampco.org/assets/Tab 22 - Letter to Dave Goulding.pdf
PARTICIPATION
You may participate in this proceeding in one of three ways:
1. You may send the Board a letter of comment. Your letter should include any request to make an oral presentation to the Board, and must be received by the Board no later than February 28, 2007.
2. You may request observer status in order to receive documents issued by the Board in the proceeding. Your request must be made by letter received by the Board no later than Thursday, February 15, 2007.
3. You may request intervenor status if you wish to actively participate in the proceeding. Your request must be made by letter of intervention received by the Board no later than Thursday, February 15, 2007. Your letter of intervention must include a description of how you are, or may be, affected by the proceeding; and if you represent a group, a description of the group and its membership. The Board intends to proceed in this matter by way of an oral hearing.
The Board intends to make cost awards available in this proceeding. You must indicate in your letter of intervention whether you expect to seek costs and the grounds for your eligibility for costs. You must provide a copy of your letter of intervention to AMPCO at the address set out below.
Need more information?
Further information on how to participate may be obtained by visiting the Board’s Web site at www.oeb.gov.on.ca or by calling the Consumer Relations Centre at 1-877-632-2727.
How to contact us
In responding to this Notice, please make reference to Board file number EB-2007-0040. It is also important that you provide your name, telephone number and postal address and, if available, an e-mail address and fax number. All communications should be directed to the attention of the Board Secretary at the address below, and be received by 4:45 pm on the required date.
For your convenience, the Board accepts letters of comment by courier, regular mail, fax or e-mail. The Board accepts letters requesting observer status and letters requesting intervenor status by courier, regular mail or fax. The Board’s e-mail address is Boardsec@oeb.gov.on.ca and the Board’s fax number is 416-440-7656. Please include the Board file number (EB-2007-0040) in the subject line of your e-mail.
ADDRESSES
Ms. Kirsten Walli
Board Secretary
Ontario Energy Board
P.O. Box 2319
27th Floor
2300 Yonge Street
Toronto ON M4P 1E4
Mr. Adam White
President
Association of Major Power Consumers in Ontario
162 Cumberland Street
Toronto ON M5R 3N5
Tel: 416-260-0225
Fax: 416-260-0442
Email: awhite@ampco.org
and
Mr. J. Mark Rodger
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Scotia Plaza, 40 King Street West
Toronto ON M5H 3Y4
Tel: 416-367-6190
Fax 416- 361-7088
Email: mrodger@blgcanada.com
Counsel for AMPCO
IF YOU DO NOT INFORM THE BOARD OF YOUR WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING, THE BOARD MAY PROCEED WITHOUT YOUR PARTICIPATION AND YOU WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO FURTHER NOTICE OF THE PROCEEDING.
Dated at Toronto February 9, 2007
ONTARIO ENERGY BOARD
Original Signed by
Kirsten Walli
Board Secretary |
