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CAISO Expands Reach to 7 States with Imbalance Market
The California ISO’s expansion of its energy imbalance market to six other states have some asking the question: Is this the beginning of an RTO West?
FERC to Tackle RTO Uplift, Price Formation
FERC staff will hold workshops beginning this fall to consider rule changes regarding uplift, price caps and other issues affecting price formation in PJM and other RTOs.
UPDATED: Load Balks at Supply Curve Fix in Response to Auction Strategies
Load representatives concerned by reports of generators’ bidding strategies in May’s PJM capacity auction reacted by threatening to block an initiative by Exelon Corp. to provide more informative supply curves.
DR’s Future Unclear Following Court Ruling
Questions multiplied faster than answers last week following an appellate court ruling that threw out FERC's jurisdiction over demand response (DR) compensation.
PJM Relents After MD, Pepco Balk at DR Notice Rules for Businesses
Businesses with up to 100 kW in annual peak demand will be exempt from the new 30-minute notice rule for DR providers.
MRC Preview
Our summary of the issues scheduled for votes at the PJM MRC on 05/29/14. 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.
Members Re-elect Three to Board
Stakeholders re-elected three PJM board members and approved a rule change allowing votes in favor of the status quo.
DR Measurement and Verification to Be Examined
Stakeholders approved two initiatives to improve demand response measurement and verification.
Members Committee Meeting Preview
Our summary of the issues scheduled for votes at the PJM Members Committee meeting on 05/15/14. Each item is listed by agenda number and description, followed by a summary of the issue.
MRC/MC Briefs
A summary of measures approved by the PJM Markets and Reliability and Members committees on April 24, 2014.

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