PJM MRC/MC Briefs: July 23, 2020

Jul 27, 2020

PJM stakeholders unanimously elected a slate of five new members to serve one-year terms as part of the Nominating Committee.

Nominating Committee Members Endorsed

PJM stakeholders unanimously elected five new members to serve one-year terms on the Nominating Committee during the Members Committee meeting Thursday.

The Nominating Committee class of 2020-2021 is responsible for identifying candidates to serve on the PJM Board of Managers and reports to the MC. It includes one representative from each of the five PJM sectors.

Elected were Lisa McAlister of American Municipal Power (Electric Distributors); Susan Bruce of the PJM Industrial Customer Coalition (End-Use Customers); Jeff Whitehead of Eastern Generation (Generation Owners); Betty Watson of Affirmed Energy (Other Suppliers); and Alex Stern of PSEG Services (Transmission Owners).

From left, Lisa McAlister of American Municipal Power (Electric Distributors); Susan Bruce of the PJM Industrial Customer Coalition (End-Use Customers); Jeff Whitehead of Eastern Generation (Generation Owners); Betty Watson of Affirmed Energy (Other Suppliers); and Alex Stern of PSEG Services (Transmission Owners). | © *RTO Insider*

First Reads

Several first reads of issues were held during the Markets and Reliability Committee meeting.

Ed Kovler, PJM’s senior lead business solutions architect, reviewed proposed Operating Agreement language revisions to support improving situational awareness with the Dispatch Interactive Map Applic ation (DIMA), a geospatial situational awareness program that allows operators to see the location of problems on the grid in real time. The language revisions will give transmission owners access to DIMA, which PJM dispatchers have used since 2014. The Operating Committee unanimously endorsed a “quick fix” solution at its June 4 meeting. (See “Dispatch Interactive Map Application,” PJM Operating Committee Briefs: June 4, 2020.)
Jen Tribulski of PJM provided an update on a proposal to rename the Credit Subcommittee as the Risk Management Committee and expand its role to incorporate risk. The new committee, which was first previewed at the April 30 MRC meeting, was originally contemplated to be a subcommittee of the MRC. But based on stakeholder feedback, Tribulski said, it will be a standing committee reporting to the MRC. If it wins endorsement at the August MRC, the new committee will hold its first meeting in the fall. (See “‘Credit’ Subcommittee Proposed to Change to ‘Risk Management,’” PJM MRC Briefs: April 30, 2020.)
Onyinye Caven of PJM reviewed proposed revisions to Manuals 14A, 14B and 14G, which incorporate Tariff changes from the RTO’s second Order 845 compliance filing. The changes were first presented at the July 7 Planning Committee meeting. (See “Manual 14 Changes,” PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: July 7, 2020.)