The following PJM manual changes were approved by the Operating Committee on March 5, 2013. There were approved by the Markets and Reliability Committee on March 28. For more information, contact PJM Member Relations.
Manual 3: Transmission Operations
Reason for Change: Creates procedure for generation operators seeking exemptions from following a voltage schedule.
Impacts: The changes will be included with the next update of Manual 03.
PJM Contact: David Schweizer, manager, generation department
Manual 14D: Generator Operational Requirements
Reason for Changes: Changes were made to reflect new names of several PJM departments, address wind power generation and ensure clarity and consistency with other manuals. Several utilities, including AEP, Dominion and Pepco, abstained from the vote to endorse the changes. Additional revisions to M14D are planned in 2013 to update various other sections of the manual.
Impacts: Numerous. See details.
PJM Contact: David Schweizer, manager, generation department
Manual 37: Reliability Coordination
Reason for Change: The manual is being updated to reflect the integration of the East Kentucky Power Cooperative, the elimination of an out of date section and the addition of a reactive transfer interface.
Impacts:
- Updated the PJM Reliability Plan in Attachment A for the East Kentucky Power Cooperative integration effective June 1, 2013.
- Removed Attachment C: Change Control Review Board description, which is out of date. PJM’s change management procedure can be found in PJM DOCs #596201. Attachment D was renamed Attachment C.
- The ComEd Reactive Transfer Interface was added to a table in Section 3.1, SOL and IROL Limit Determination.
PJM Contact: Chris Pilong, manager, reliability engineering
