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IESO Peak Tracker
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  • Peak-demand events
  • Peak time
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Peak Tracker

The Peak Tracker visualization presents the actual and forecasted electricity demand for Ontario customers participating in the Industrial Conservation Initiative (ICI). It also highlights the range of a likely top-five peak-demand event. If the highest forecasted demand of the day falls within this range, a global temperature adjustment (GTA) will be automatically applied to reduce the building's electricity demand; this is to mitigate/eliminate global adjustment fees, while promoting energy security and reduced carbon emmissions.

Peak-demand events happen everyday; it is the hour at which peak demand (i.e., highest demand of the day) is experienced. However, only the top-five highest peak-demands in the billing period (May 1 - April 30) are subject to global adjustment (GA) fees. Therefore, to reduce/eliminate GA fees, and promote energy security and reduced carbon emmissions, the top-five highest peak-demand events must be forecasted.
The top-five peak-demand events are unknown until the end of the billing period. As a conservative estimate, a top-five peak-demand event is likely to occur if the highest forecasted demand of the day is within the range of a likely top-five peak-demand event; this is highlighted in the visualization. The lower limit of this range comprises the tenth-highest peak-demand from the past or current billing period (whichever is greater), and the upper limit comprises the highest peak-demand from the past or current billing period (whichever is greater).
If a likely top-five peak-demand event is projected to occur, a demand-response intervention is automatically applied to the building to reduce/eliminate energy loads during the event.
Example Delta Air Temperature chart with faulty cooling coil valve.
Top-five peak-demand event is NOT likely ✅

Observed: The highest forecasted demand of the day (i.e., peak-demand) is below the range for a likely top-five peak-demand event.

Outcome: The peak-demand event for this day is not likely to be subject to global adjustment fees.

Example Delta Air Temperature chart with no faults.
Top-five peak-demand event IS likely! ⚠

Observed: The highest forecasted demand of the day (i.e., peak-demand) is within the range for a likely top-five peak-demand event.

Outcome: The peak-demand event for this day is likely to be subject to global adjustment fees.