Market Tools User Group
Key dates
April 17, 2023 | API Prioritization Exercise form posted
Purpose
The purpose of this engagement is to better understand the operational needs of AESO market tool users. We will establish and work with a market tools user group* to build this understanding, improve and evolve our market tools. *For the purposes of this engagement, a “user group” is defined as the community of users of a software solution.
Scope
The scope of this engagement will be focused on all software solutions the AESO provides to support and enable market tools to market participants.
Key dates
April 17, 2023 | API Prioritization Exercise form posted
Purpose
The purpose of this engagement is to better understand the operational needs of AESO market tool users. We will establish and work with a market tools user group* to build this understanding, improve and evolve our market tools. *For the purposes of this engagement, a “user group” is defined as the community of users of a software solution.
Scope
The scope of this engagement will be focused on all software solutions the AESO provides to support and enable market tools to market participants.
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API Prioritization Exercise | April - June 2023
Purpose
The AESO invites users of the Energy Trading System (ETS) and Automated Dispatch and Messaging System (ADaMS) 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 will remain 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.
Please reach out to us at MarketTools@aeso.ca if you have any questions about or issues with this engagement.
Please use the API Prioritization Exercise form when submitting comments to the AESO. The deadline for Stakeholders to provide comments is June 16, 2023.
Completed Stakeholder forms are to be uploaded using the API Prioritization survey tool.
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2023 Kick-Off Stakeholder Session | March 27, 2023
CLOSED: This discussion has concluded.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.
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ETS and ADaMS Narrated Presentations | Quarterly Updates
CLOSED: This discussion has concluded.In lieu of a stakeholder session, we're providing our quarterly updates as narrated presentations for interested participants to view and listen at their own pace. We've created a number of presentations that discuss our progress thus far on web programming interfaces for ETS and ADaMS, and External Data and APIs and share our near- and long-term plans.
You can listen to our Q3 and Q4 Updates here:
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ETS and ADaMS Web API Draft Design | Stakeholder update
CLOSED: This discussion has concluded.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.
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ETS & ADaMS Focus Group | May 17, 2022
CLOSED: This discussion has concluded.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.
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Ext. Data Access Focus Group | March 30, 2022
CLOSED: This discussion has concluded.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.
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Kick-off Session | Sept. 21, 2021
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.
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Lifecycle Planned Activities | Sept 2021 to 2022
CLOSED: This discussion has concluded.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.
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Level of Engagement
Consult: Gather input and feedback from stakeholders
Refer to the AESO’s Engagement Framework for more information.
Key Dates
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April 17 2023
Lifecycle
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Kick-off Session | Sept. 21, 2021
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Ext. Data Access Focus Group | March 30, 2022
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ETS & ADaMS Focus Group | May 17, 2022
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ETS and ADaMS Narrated Presentations | October 2022
Market Tools User Group has finished this stage -
Stakeholder Consultation | March 27, 2023
Market Tools User Group has finished this stagePresent recap of 2022 activities and engage stakeholders on plans for first half of 2023.
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API Prioritization Exercise | April 17 - June 16 2023
Market Tools User Group is currently at this stageRequesting stakeholder feedback to help plan the rollout of web APIs for the ADaMS and ETS tools.
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API Prioritization Exercise Stakeholder Feedback | June 2023
this is an upcoming stage for Market Tools User GroupThe AESO will share a summary of the stakeholder feedback received through the API Prioritization Exercise by end of June 2023
Quarterly Updates
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Q4 2022 Newsletter [Posted: Dec. 6, 2022] (96 MB) (mp4)
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Q3 2022 Update External Data and APIs [Posted: Nov. 14, 2022] (118 MB) (mp4)
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Q3 2022 Update ETS and ADaMS Web Interfaces [Posted: Oct. 11, 2022] (51.4 MB) (mp4)
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Q2 2022 Newsletter [Posted: June 27, 2022] (204 KB) (pdf)
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Q1 2022 Newsletter [Posted: March 8, 2022] (266 KB) (pdf)
AESO Materials
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Market Tools User Group - API Prioritization form.pdf (325 KB) (pdf)
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2023 Kick-off Session | March 27, 2023
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ETS and ADaMS Web API Draft Design [Posted: Oct. 27, 2022] (573 KB) (pdf)
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Quarterly Updates
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Q4 2022 Newsletter [Posted: Dec. 6, 2022] (96 MB) (mp4)
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Q3 Update External Data and APIs [Posted: Nov. 14, 2022] (118 MB) (mp4)
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Q3 Update ETS and ADaMS Web Interfaces [Posted: Oct. 11, 2022] (51.4 MB) (mp4)
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Q2 2022 Newsletter [Posted: June 27, 2022] (204 KB) (pdf)
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Q1 2022 Newsletter [Posted: March 8, 2022] (266 KB) (pdf)
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ETS & ADaMS Focus Group | May 17, 2022
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Ext. Data Access Focus Group | March 30, 2022
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Kick-off Session | Sept. 21, 2021
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Summary | Stakeholder Comments [Posted: Nov. 10, 2021] (251 KB) (pdf)
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Stakeholder Comments [Posted: Oct. 6, 2021] (375 KB) (pdf)
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Webinar Recording [Posted: Sept. 22, 2021] (24.8 MB) (mp3)
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Presentation [Posted: Sept. 14, 2021] (1.09 MB) (pdf)
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Agenda [Posted: Sept. 14, 2021] (144 KB) (pdf)
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Market Update [Posted: March 15, 2021]
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Contact Us
If you have any other questions, please contact MarketTools@aeso.ca