The Markets and Reliability Committee last week endorsed changes to manuals 3A, 14A and 28:

Manual 3A: Energy Management System (EMS) Model Updates and Quality Assurance (QA)

Reason for Changes: General update.

Impacts: Updates contact information; definitions; Adds model validation and benchmark tests in response to FERC audit finding 13.

Manual 14A: Generation and Transmission Interconnection Process

Reason for Changes: PJM/MISO JCM update.

Impacts: Defines times when interconnection request information will be exchanged and studied; Reinforces JOA requirements to impose the applicable study criteria; Describes Transmission Service Request studies to be performed.

Manual 28: Operating Agreement Accounting

Reason for Changes: Section 5 – ER13-2413; Section 6 – Docket #ER14-297.

Impacts: Changes section 6.3 to increase penalties for resources that fail to provide assigned amounts of Tier 2 Synchronized Reserve. Changes section 5.2.6 to clarify the requirements that must be satisfied in order for wind resources to be eligible to receive Lost Opportunity Cost (LOC) credits.