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Independent Electricity System Operator

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and other transmission companies. It was also given the responsibility of managing and operating the competitive wholesale electricity market and working with neighbouring jurisdictions to manage an integrated North American electricity network.
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The IMO was renamed to the IESO in January 2005 as a result of the passage of Bill 100, which redefined the direction of deregulation and also led to the creation of the
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but operates at arms-length. It is governed by a board whose directors are appointed by the provincial government, its fees and licences are set by the
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of the province's electrical supply and transmission system. As part of government plans to
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and it operates independently of all participants in the electricity market.
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and IESO. The merger was expected to take place in late 2012. After the
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Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry
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resigned in the fall of 2012, the merger was postponed.
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Electric power transmission system operators in Canada
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Index


Crown corporation
Electric power transmission
Toronto
Electricity
Government of Ontario
ieso.ca
Crown corporation
electricity market
bulk electrical system
Ontario
independent system operators
North America
government of Ontario
Mike Harris
deregulation
privatize
Ontario Hydro
Hydro One
Ontario Power Authority
government of Ontario
Ontario Energy Board
Chris Bentley
provincial Parliament
Ontario Power Authority
Premier of Ontario
Dalton McGuinty
Ontario Power Authority
Ontario Hydro
Ontario Power Generation

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