Below is a summary of the agenda items scheduled to be brought to a vote at the PJM Markets and Reliability Committee and Members Committee meetings. 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 cover the discussions and votes. See next week’s newsletter for a full report. 

Markets and Reliability Committee

Consent Agenda (9:05-9:10)

B. Endorse proposed revisions to Manual 13: Emergency Operations to establish new wildfire procedures for the RTO and transmission owners to follow ahead of and during fire conditions that could impact

Issue Tracking: Wildfire Procedure

C. Endorse proposed revisions to Manual 40: Training and Certification Requirements drafted through the document’s periodic review.

Endorsements (9:10-10:10)

1. Manual 14H: New Service Requests Cycle Process Revisions (9:10-9:30)

PJM’s Jonathan Thompson will review proposed revisions to Manual 14H detailing the site control requirements for projects in the interconnection queue. Voting on the changes has been deferred twice as some developers seek alternative language to revisions they argue would be overly onerous and require them to hold onto land unnecessary for the completion of their projects. PJM has countered that clear rules are needed that can be applied to all projects in the queue. (See “Stakeholders Endorse Quick-fix Revisions to Site Control Manual Requirements,” PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: Dec. 3, 2024.) 

Issue Tracking: Site Control Modification Clarification 

1. DR Availability Window (9:30-10:10)

PJM’s Pat Bruno is set to review two proposed packages to revise the availability window for demand response (DR) resources and how they are modeled in the RTO’s effective load carrying capability (ELCC) analysis. The proposals would replace the window with modeling output in all hours, shift the winter peak load (WPL) of each resource to be measured at a set hour, and create an average load profile for DR participants to be used in the ELCC analysis. The two packages differ in which year they would apply to, with the main motion starting implementation in the 2027/28 delivery year and the alternate being effective one year earlier. (See “Expanded Demand Response Modeling Endorsed,” PJM MIC Briefs: Feb. 5, 2025.)  

Issue Tracking: DR Availability Window 

Members Committee

Endorsements (11:50-12:05)

1. The MC will consider same-day endorsement of the proposed revisions to the DR availability window. Expedited consideration is being sought to allow PJM staff to begin making the changes for the 2026/27 delivery year if the alternative is endorsed by the MRC.