Below is a summary of the issues scheduled to be brought to a vote at the PJM Markets and Reliability Committee meeting on Wednesday. Each item is listed by agenda number, description and projected time of discussion, followed by a summary of the issue and links to prior coverage in RTO Insider.

RTO Insider will be covering the discussions and votes. See next Tuesday’s newsletter for a full report.

Markets and Reliability Committee

Consent Agenda (9:05-9:10)

Members will be asked to endorse the following manual changes and tariff revisions:

B. Manual 03: Transmission Operations, with revisions resulting from a periodic cover-to-cover review. Stakeholders endorsed the changes at the May Operating Committee meeting after complaints that PJM didn’t have the updated language available for the first read. (See “Manual 03 Changes Endorsed,” PJM Operating Committee Briefs: May 14, 2021.)

C. Manuals 11: Energy & Ancillary Services Market Operations, 14D: Generator Operational Requirements and 18: PJM Capacity Market, with revisions addressing public distribution microgrids. The OC in December unanimously endorsed new rules, and the MRC received a first read at its meeting the same month. (See “Public Distribution Microgrids,” PJM MRC/MC Briefs: April 21, 2021.)

D. Manual 21: Rules and Procedures for Determination of Generating Capability, with revisions resulting from a periodic cover-to cover-review. Stakeholders unanimously endorsed the minor changes at the May Planning Committee meeting. (See “Manual 21 Updates Endorsed,” PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: May 11, 2021.)

E. Manual 36: System Restoration, with revisions resulting from a biennial review. The changes were unanimously endorsed at the May OC meeting. (See “Manual 36 Changes Endorsed,” PJM Operating Committee Briefs: May 14, 2021.)

Endorsements (9:10-9:55)

1. New Service Requests Deficiency Review Requirements (9:10-9:30)

Stakeholders will be asked to approve the proposed solution and tariff revisions to address deficiency review requirements for new service requests. PJM is proposing to change new service application deadlines to better manage the large number of requests. (See “New Service Requests,” PJM MRC/MC Briefs: April 21, 2021.)

2. Critical Infrastructure Stakeholder Oversight (CISO) (9:30-9:55)

Members will be asked to endorse the proposed solution and corresponding revisions to Manual 14B, Manual 14F and the Operating Agreement to address the avoidance of facilities from being designated as critical infrastructure under NERC reliability standard CIP-014. Stakeholders endorsed the package, including associated manual language, with 77% support at the February PC meeting. (See “CISO First Read,” PJM MRC/MC Briefs: March 29, 2021.)