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
2025 releases
Independent 2025
Demand Response Registry System (DRRS)
- Business Requirements Specification v 1.0 - Demand Response Registration System Enhancement v1.005/14/2025, 8:52 AM
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Submit BRS comments - Demand Response Registration System (DRRS) Enhancements v1.005/28/2025, 8:53 AM
Comments due: May 30, 5:00 pm
Unwarranted storage bid-cost recovery
Subscriber participating transmission owner model
- Business Requirements Specification Subscriber Participating Transmission Ownership Model v1.104/11/2025, 10:48 AM
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Submit Business Requirements Specification Comments - Subscriber Participating Transmission Ownership Model v1.104/16/2025, 11:34 AM
Comments due April 28, 2025
Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM) fab enhancements
- Business Requirements Specification - WEIM Fab Enhancements12/13/2024, 11:02 AM
Fall 2025
FERC order 881
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Submit Business Requirements Specification Comments - FERC 881 Track 2 v2.004/08/2025, 10:33 AM
Comments due 4/21/2025
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Business Requirements Specification FERC 881 Track 2 v2.004/04/2025, 2:00 PM
Comments due 4/21/2025
- Business Requirements Specification - FERC Order 881 - Track 1 v1.107/05/2024, 3:03 PM
2026 releases
Independent 2026
FERC 881
- FERC 881 Track 3 Business Requirements Specification v106/23/2025, 1:57 PM
Transmission exchange agreement renegotiation
Spring 2026
- DAME, EDAM, EDAM CAISO BAA Settlements Calendar 2025-202605/01/2025, 9:54 AM
- Draft Market Simulation Plan v1.1 - Spring 2026 Release02/12/2025, 11:16 AM
- Draft Parallel Operations Plan EDAM-DAME 202604/15/2024, 11:38 AM
Settlements release - technical documents
- Draft Design Bill Determinant Standard and Convention04/29/2025, 3:22 PM
- 1st DAME and EDAM Draft Configuration Output File Published Apr 29, 202504/29/2025, 6:34 PM
- Draft ISO Charge Code Matrix04/29/2025, 6:33 PM
- Draft of DAME and EDAM Charge Code Change Summary with Tariff Mapping04/29/2025, 3:14 PM
Settlements release - DAME and EDAM tier 1 technical documents
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Settlements release - DAME and EDAM tier 2 technical documents
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Settlements release - DAME and EDAM tier 3 technical documents
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Master File documents
- Generator Resource Data Template EDAM 19.1 - Draft09/05/2024, 11:17 AM
- Generator Resource Data Template and Intertie Resource Data Template Definitions EDAM DAME V19.1 - Draft09/05/2024, 11:17 AM
Day-ahead market enhancements (DAME)
- Business Requirements Specification v1.5 Redline - Day-Ahead Market Enhancements04/08/2025, 10:45 AM
- Business Requirements Specification v1.5 - Day-Ahead Market Enhancements04/08/2025, 10:45 AM
- Business Practice Summary v1.1 - Day-Ahead Market Enhancements04/16/2025, 10:21 AM
- Market Simulation Structured Scenarios - Day-Ahead Market Enhancements v1.205/15/2025, 8:44 AM
DAME Business practice manuals (BPMs)
- Business Practice Manual for Reliability Requirements Version 78.1 -DAME07/02/2025, 4:53 PM
- Appendices Market Operations v62.1 DAME07/02/2025, 4:32 PM
- Business Practice Manual Market Instruments v91.1 DAME07/02/2025, 4:32 PM
- Business Practice Manual Market Operations v101.1 DAME07/02/2025, 4:32 PM
Extended day-ahead market (EDAM)
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Business Requirements Specification v1.4 Redline - Extended Day-Ahead Market03/13/2025, 12:14 PM
Comments due 4/11/2025 via Policy commenting tool
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Business Requirements Specification v1.4 - Extended Day-Ahead Market03/13/2025, 12:14 PM
Comments due 4/11/2025 via Policy commenting tool
- Business Practice Summary - Extended Day-Ahead Market07/10/2024, 9:10 AM
- Market Simulation Structured Scenarios v1.4 - Extended Day-Ahead Market05/01/2025, 9:32 AM
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Submit Business Requirements Specification Comments - Extended Day Ahead Market Business Requirements Specification v1.404/02/2025, 8:35 AM
Comments due 4/11/25 at 5 pm
EDAM onboarding Track 7
EDAM from to systems integration and testing
- EDAM From To Systems Integration and Testing05/01/2025, 10:20 AM
EDAM onboarding system integration and testing
- EDAM Onboarding System Integration and Testing03/25/2025, 10:44 AM
EDAM ISO balancing authority area participation rules track a
- Business Requirements Specification v1.5 - EDAM ISO Balancing Authority Area Participation Rules Track A04/25/2025, 11:23 AM
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Submit BRS comments - EDAM ISO Balancing Authority Area Participation Rules Version 1.401/29/2025, 10:09 AM
Due: Mar 07, 05:00 pm
- Business Requirements Specification v1.5 Redline - EDAM ISO Balancing Authority Area Participation Rules Track A04/25/2025, 11:23 AM
- Business Requirements Specification v1.4 Appendix A Supplement - Prep Calcs for CISO BAA EDAM Access Charge02/24/2025, 1:17 PM
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.