FERC is expected to issue an order during its June 27 open meeting on a complaint alleging PJM violated its Reliability Assurance Agreement (RAA) when accrediting intermittent resources (EL23-13).
Filed in November 2022 by economist Roy Shanker, the complaint argues the RTO improperly included energy above intermittent resources’ capacity interconnection rights (CIRs) when determining their capacity contributions. The practice was used for resources accredited through PJM’s effective load-carrying capability (ELCC) approach.
The commission issued a March 2023 order accepting a PJM proposal intending to resolve the issue by modifying the ELCC analysis to cap the hourly output a resource is expected to be able to offer at its CIR level (ER23-1067). The commission also is slated to issue an additional order in that docket June 27. (See FERC Approves Revisions to PJM’s ELCC Accreditation Model.)
The month prior to FERC’s order granting PJM’s proposal, Shanker argued against PJM comments asking the commission to dismiss his complaint, saying that even if the proposal resolved RAA violations going forward, that would not cure past violations.
The complaint asked the commission to adjust prior Base Residual Auction settlements “that are not time barred” and effectively implement its proposed cap on hourly output immediately without a transitional period. It requested an effective date of Nov. 30, 2022, and refunds through the implementation of PJM’s proposal.
