Release planning
The release planning process assesses market initiative implementation impacts to determine target timeframes, project milestones and other resource considerations. It is a collaborative process between the ISO and market participants to optimize the costs and benefits of the implementation approach prior to committing resources.
- Implementation Milestones12/20/2023, 10:21 AM
2024 releases
Independent 2024
Market simulation - independent releases
View the market simulation forum meeting presentations and videos.
Advisory shutdown for bid cost recovery
- Business Requirements Specification - Advisory Shut-Down for Bid Cost Recovery v1.307/05/2024, 12:17 PM
- Video - Advisory Shut-Down Bid Cost Recovery Training and Scenario Walkthrough06/12/2024, 2:42 PM
- Presentation - Advisory Shut-Down Bid Cost Recovery Training and Scenario Walkthrough06/11/2024, 1:22 PM
- Market Simulation Structured Scenarios - Advisory Shut-Down for Bid Cost Recovery06/10/2024, 3:08 PM
Application delivery resiliency
View the application delivery resiliency forum meeting materials.
Congestion revenue rights system upgrade
FERC Order 2222
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Submit BRS comments - FERC Order 222207/23/2024, 9:24 AM
Due: Jul 30, 05:00 pm
- Market Simulation Scenarios - FERC order 222207/22/2024, 1:46 PM
- Business Requirements Specification FERC Order 2222 v1.207/01/2024, 12:20 PM
Highest emergency rating
- Business Requirements Specification v1.1 - Highest Emergency Rating04/10/2024, 8:33 AM
Hybrid resources phase 2-C RIMS
- Business Requirements Specification - Hybrid Resources Phase 2-C RIMS01/04/2024, 10:22 AM
Master File documents
- GRDT and IRDT Definitions V18 - draft08/29/2023, 8:22 AM
- Generator Resource Data Template Version 18.0 - draft08/22/2023, 7:45 AM
Operations foundational improvements
- Market Simulation Scenario - LSE Remaining Import Capability MW05/03/2024, 8:32 AM
- Presentation - Import Allocation Automation Process Training05/02/2024, 4:09 PM
- Business Requirement Specification - OFI CIRA Import Allocation Enhancement04/12/2024, 3:05 PM
Price formation enhancements - rules for bidding above the soft offer cap
- Business Requirements Specification - Price Formation Enhancements - Rules for Bidding Above the Soft Offer Cap06/25/2024, 12:07 PM
- Presentation - Price Formation Enhancements Bidding Above the Soft Offer Cap Training and Scenario Walkthrough07/19/2024, 1:03 PM
- Market Simulation Structured Scenarios - Price Formation Enhancements - Rules for Bidding Above the Soft Offer Cap07/16/2024, 10:25 AM
- Video - Price Formation Enhancements - Soft Offer Bid Cap Pre-Market Simulation Training07/15/2024, 11:27 AM
Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM) fab enhancements
- Business Requirements Specification - WEIM Fab Enhancements06/10/2024, 9:05 AM
Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM) resource sufficiency evaluation redesign phase 2
- Market Simulation Structured Scenarios - Resource Sufficiency Evaluation Enhancements - Phase 2 Track 2
- Business Requirements Specification v1.41 - WEIM Resource Sufficiency Evaluation Enhancements Phase 2
- Business Requirements Specification v1.41 Redline - WEIM Resource Sufficiency Evaluation Enhancements Phase 2
View WEIM resource sufficiency evaluation redesign phase 2 meeting materials.
Summer 2024 settlements release technical documents
Settlements configuration files and transmission service and market scheduling priorities phase 2 and transmission exchange agreement renegotiation documents.
- Draft Configuration Output File Published May 22, 202405/22/2024, 8:49 AM
- Draft Configuration Output File Published Mar 27, 202403/27/2024, 3:46 PM
- Draft Configuration Output File Published Mar 04, 202403/04/2024, 4:10 PM
- CG PC Wheel Export Quantity 5.602/12/2024, 1:45 PM
- CG PC ETC TOR CVR Quantity 5.9.0a02/12/2024, 1:45 PM
Transmission service and market scheduling priorities phase 2
- Presentation - Transmission Service and Market Scheduling Priorities Phase 2 (TSMSP 2) - Daily Process04/18/2024, 4:29 PM
- Market Simulation Structured Scenarios - Transmission Service and Market Scheduling Priorities - Phase 203/12/2024, 4:00 PM
- Presentation - Transmission Service and Market Scheduling Priorities Phase 2 (TSMSP 2) - Monthly Process02/27/2024, 11:04 AM
- Business Requirements Specification - Transmission Service and Market Scheduling Priorities Phase 201/31/2024, 10:04 AM
2025 releases
Day-ahead market enhancements
- Business Practice Summary v1.0 - Day-Ahead Market Enhancement04/25/2024, 9:47 AM
- Business Requirements Specification v1.2 Redline - Day-Ahead Market Enhancement04/24/2024, 11:47 AM
- Business Requirements Specification v1.2 - Day-Ahead Market Enhancement04/24/2024, 11:47 AM
- Market Simulation Structured Scenarios - Day-Ahead Market Enhancements08/04/2023, 2:59 PM
Extended day-ahead market
- Business Practice Summary - Extended Day-Ahead Market07/10/2024, 9:10 AM
- Business Requirements Specification v1.2 Redline - Extended Day-Ahead Market04/25/2024, 2:34 PM
- Business Requirements Specification v1.2 - Extended Day-Ahead Market04/25/2024, 2:34 PM
- Market Simulation Structured Scenarios - Extended Day-Ahead Market02/15/2024, 8:21 AM
EDAM ISO balancing authority area participation rules track a
- Business Requirements Specification v1.1 - EDAM ISO Balancing Authority Area Participation Rules Track A06/26/2024, 11:39 AM
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Submit BRS comments - EDAM ISO Balancing Authority Area Participation Rules Track A07/22/2024, 5:19 PM
Due: Aug 02, 05:00 pm
FERC order 881
- Business Requirements Specification - FERC Order 881 - Track 1 v1.107/05/2024, 3:03 PM
Fall 2025 settlements release - DAME and EDAM tier 1 technical documents
Fall 2025 settlements release - DAME and EDAM tier 2 technical documents
Previous releases
Policy initiatives
Learn more about how the policy initiative process works, including proposal development, stakeholder feedback on the process leading to the creation of the business requirement specifications for release planning.