The ISO’s 2026 market policy catalog and roadmap process prioritizes and sequences market design enhancements by soliciting policy initiative proposals from stakeholders, assessing stakeholder support for proposed policy initiatives, and documenting a work plan, called the roadmap, for future policy initiatives.
The 2026 process will begin with stakeholders submitting potential policy initiatives in January and February. Following a stakeholder prioritization process in the spring, the ISO will publish the policy catalog, a focused list of potential discretionary policy initiatives considered for inclusion in the policy roadmap. The policy catalog and stakeholder prioritization feedback will help inform the development of the policy roadmap, which is finalized at the end of the year.
For an overarching view of where each initiative is in the development process, view the Policy Initiatives Timeline (updated weekly)
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Sep 24, 2026* Draft 2026 Market Policy Roadmap released
Oct 1, 2026* Meeting Oct 30, 2026* Comments due Nov 17, 2026* Meeting Mid-November: Final 2027-2029 market policy roadmap released |
Dec 2026* Final Market Policy Roadmap ISO Board of Governors and WEM Governing Body
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