Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO)

About Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO)

As an independent system operator, the AESO leads the safe, reliable and economic planning and operation of Alberta’s interconnected power system. The AESO also facilitates Alberta’s fair, efficient and openly competitive wholesale electricity market, which in 2014 had about 196 participants and approximately $5.0 billion in annual energy transactions. We are responsible for: Planning Alberta’s network of towers, wires and related infrastructure Operating Alberta’s power grid—safely, reliably--every minute of every day Developing and operating Alberta’s wholesale electricity market Connecting electricity generators and industrial customers to the grid