Below is a summary of the issues scheduled to be brought to a vote at the PJM Markets and Reliability Committee and Members Committee meetings 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)

B. Stakeholders will be asked to endorse proposed revisions to Attachment F: Control Center and Data Exchange Requirements of Manual 1 addressing exceptional circumstances outside of the COVID-19 pandemic. The attachment was originally developed and implemented at the start of the pandemic to provide guidance for remote operations in case of control center staff illnesses. (See “Manual 1 Changes Endorsed,” PJM Operating Committee Briefs: Oct. 7, 2021.)

C. The committee will be asked to endorse proposed revisions to Manual 3: Transmission Operations resulting from a periodic review. Updates include minor changes such as removing a reference to NERC standard PRC-001 because of its retirement. (See “Manual Changes Endorsed,” PJM Operating Committee Briefs: Nov. 4, 2021.)

D. Members will be asked to endorse proposed revisions to Manual 13: Emergency Operations resulting from a periodic review. The revisions were endorsed by the Operating Committee earlier this month. (See “Manual Changes Endorsed,” PJM Operating Committee Briefs: Nov. 4, 2021.)

E. Stakeholders will be asked to endorse proposed revisions to Manual 14F: Competitive Planning Process addressing changes to the Regional Transmission Expansion Plan proposal fee structure to conform to the Operating Agreement. The updates were endorsed at the Planning Committee’s meeting this month. (See “Manual Endorsements,” PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: Nov. 2, 2021.)

F. The committee will be asked to endorse proposed revisions to Manual 19: Load Forecasting and Analysis resulting from the biennial review. Changes included adding battery storage to the list of forecasted items in the load forecast model overview. (See “Manual Endorsements,” PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: Nov. 2, 2021.)

G. Members will be asked to endorse the final proposed change to the 2022 day-ahead scheduling reserve (DASR) requirement to 4.43%, slightly lower than the 2021 requirement of 4.78%. (See “Day-ahead Schedule Reserve Endorsed,” PJM Operating Committee Briefs: Nov. 4, 2021.)

Endorsements (9:10-9:30)

1. Sunset of the Carbon Pricing Senior Task Force (9:10-9:20)

Stakeholders will be asked to endorse the sunsetting of the Carbon Pricing Senior Task Force (CPSTF). A majority of stakeholders last month indicated they were not ready to move forward with developing rules on leakage mitigation in carbon pricing. (See “Carbon Pricing Senior Task Force Sunset,” PJM MRC/MC Briefs: Oct. 20, 2021.)

2. Sunset of the High Voltage Direct Current Senior Task Force (9:20-9:30) 

The committee will be asked to endorse the sunsetting of the High Voltage Direct Current Senior Task Force (HVDCSTF), which was created last year to examine integrating HVDC converters as a new type of capacity resource in PJM. (See “HVDCSTF Sunset,” PJM MRC/MC Briefs: Oct. 20, 2021.)

Members Committee

Consent Agenda (1:25-1:30)

B. Members will be asked to endorse the 2021 reserve requirement study results for the installed reserve margin (IRM) and forecast pool requirement (FPR). The results were endorsed at last month’s Planning Committee meeting. (See “Reserve Requirement Study Results Endorsed,” PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: Oct. 5, 2021.)

C. The committee will be asked to endorse proposed revisions in Manual 15: Cost Development Guidelines, the OA and the tariff to address incremental and no-load energy offers. PJM said the Cost Development Subcommittee proposed revising the no-load cost and incremental energy offer definitions to clearly define what costs can be included, including operating costs, tax credits and emissions allowances. (See “Manual 15 Revisions Endorsed,” PJM MIC Briefs: Sept. 9, 2021.)

D. Stakeholders will be asked to endorse proposed tariff revisions addressing behind-the-meter generation business rules on status changes. The updates were developed in special sessions of the Market Implementation Committee. (See “Manual 14G Updates Endorsed,” PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: Aug. 31, 2021.)

E. The committee will be asked to endorse proposed tariff revisions to address changes related to auction revenue rights, financial transmission rights and transparency. The proposal was endorsed at last month’s MIC meeting. (See “ARR/FTR Market Task Force Proposal,” PJM MIC Briefs: Oct. 6, 2021.)

Endorsements (1:30-1:45)

1. Motion Regarding West Virginia PSC Attendance at Liaison Committee Meetings (1:30-1:45)

Members will be asked to approve a request from Public Service Commission of West Virginia that it be permitted to attend the Liaison Committee as an observer. The committee is being asked to endorse the motion upon first read.