Ancillary Services Seminar

The Ancillary Services Seminar sponsored by the Balancing Pool and Alberta Watt Exchange Limited was well attended and very well received by market participants. This seminar provided existing and potential clients of Alberta Watt Exchange and bidders in the upcoming MAP II sales process with some vital information on the value of Ancillary Services.

• The first presentation includes An Introduction to Watt-Ex, the agenda for the seminar as well as the purpose for holding the session.
  
• View Clyde Carr's presentation for a complete understanding of the Role of the Transmission Administrator and the various Ancillary Service products that are traded.
  
• Also from the Transmission Administrator, John Kehler provided a comprehensive review of the Technical Requirements to trade in Ancillary Services.
  
• The Power Pool's Doug Hincks gave the seminar an Overview of Reserves and Asset Set-up.
• Clayton Budney of the Transmission Administrator presented a view to Operating Reserves Trading.
  
• This series of presentations from Watt-Ex on Ancillary Services Opportunities describes the nature of the exchange, the pricing mechanisms and Contract instruments as well as the Contract and Credit fundamentals.
  
• Bruce Roberts, the Balancing Pool's Commercial Manager, closed out the seminar with a brief description of the Map II Products and Economics.