November 21, 2024

October 2013

Company Briefs
News briefs on companies in PJM Interconnection: Constellation, American Electric Power, Somerset County Rural Electric Cooperative, Exelon, NRG Energy.
State Briefs
State briefs from around PJM's territory. Included this week are Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.
Federal Briefs
Briefs from federal agencies governing PJM Interconnection and other national organizations. This week's news include stories from the EIA, EPA, FERC, NERC, Congress, and other national news.
MRC/Members Committee Approvals
The PJM Markets and Reliability and Members committees approved the following measures with little discussion at their October 24th meeting.
Manual Changes – MRC First Read
The PJM MRC heard first readings on the manual changes listed below. The committee will be asked to endorse the changes — excluding those for Manual 28, which is already in effect — in November.
Manual Changes Endorsed
The PJM MRC endorsed the following manual changes at their October 2013 meeting.
Capacity Import Limit a Moving Target
PJM’s capacity import limit seems to be changing almost daily, based on reports provided to stakeholders.
Transmission Owners Assert Jurisdiction on Methodology Issue
PJM Transmission owners said they will address transparency concerns over their load calculations, but insisted the issue be resolved by their committee rather than in the MRC.
PJM to Consider Market Changes for Gas-Fired Generators
Operators of gas-fired generators could include the costs of ensuring fuel supplies in their energy market offers under changes being considered by PJM.
States, LSEs on Collision Course with PJM over DR Changes
Chances for consensus appeared dim last week as PJM moved to implement caps on limited demand response over the objection of load serving entities. MD's PSC threatened a FERC challenge.

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