December 2013

Manual Changes
PJM Members endorsed the changes to manuals 3A, 14A and 28.
Company Briefs
News briefs on companies in PJM Interconnection: Dominion and FirstEnergy.
Federal Briefs
Briefs from federal agencies governing PJM Interconnection and other national organizations. This week's news include stories from Congress, the Energy Information Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, and other national news.
PJM Offers New Methods for Downloading Data
PJM began offering new ways to download energy price data from the PJM website with the introduction of a “data miner” application.
State Briefs
State briefs from around PJM's territory. Included this week are Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
Uplift Task Force Broadens Scope
Members voted to expand the scope of the Energy Market Uplift Senior Task Force (aka the PJM EMUSTF) to incorporate reactive cost issues originally assigned to a separate panel.
MRC First Reads
The PJM MRC heard first readings on a proposed problem statement regarding credit requirements for Qualifying Transmission Upgrades and an amended scope for a task force studying gas-electric coordination.
FERC to Look Over PJM’s, MISO’s Shoulders at Joint Talks
Impatient over the pace of progress, FERC said it will monitor meetings focused on eliminating barriers to the coordination of energy across the PJM-MISO seam.
At 1000th FERC Meeting, Ex-Chairs Reminisce — and Talk Their Books
Former chairs gave a primer on the last 36 years of federal energy policy Thursday as FERC celebrated its 1000th open meeting.
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NIPSCO’s Prescription for PJM-MISO Seams Issues
In its complaint against PJM and MISO, the Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (NIPSCO) proposed six changes.

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