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Independent System Operator - Definition and Overview
Related Words: Affluent, Alien, Apathetic, Autonomous, Beyond, Bold, Centrist, Discrete

In the US an Independent System Operator or ISO, is a federally regulated regional organization which coordinates, controls and monitors the operation of the electrical power system.

It also acts as a marketplace in wholesale power, especially since the electricity market deregulation of the late 1990s.

Most are set up as non-profit corporations using governance models developed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or FERC in April 1996.

FERC Order 888/889 required Open Access of the grid to all electricity suppliers and mandated the requirement for an Open Access Same-Time Information System (OASIS) to coordinate transmission suppliers and their customers.

The Canadian equivalent is an IEMO Independent Electricity Market Operator.

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Example Usage of Independent
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ChrisakaCEO: #nevertrust any female thats under 18 and still says she Independent .....like you even know what that means!
flpatriot: Investing in our own country by becoming energy Independent and building out new infrastructure is a massive power-grab, too. Of course.
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