The PJM MRC endorsed a proposal to allow market participants to use surety bonds as collateral for all market purposes except financial transmission rights.

Exelon and FirstEnergy called on PJM to police stakeholder sector selections after LS Power had an affiliate improperly voting in the senior committees.

A proposal to open end-of-life transmission projects in PJM to regional planning and competitive bidding was narrowly defeated at the MRC meeting.

A summary of the issues scheduled to be brought to a vote at the PJM Markets and Reliability and Members committee meetings on May 28, 2020.

PJM transmission owners warned in a strongly worded letter that “PJM is at a crossroads” with an upcoming sector-weighted vote on end-of-life projects.

PJM’s transmission owners gave their response to the push to open end-of-life projects to competition and regional planning at a special meeting.

The PJM MRC deferred a vote on an issue charge to consider rule changes for hybrid resources after members questioned the plan to assign it to a new senior task force.

PJM stakeholders debated for nearly two hours over three proposals to address transmission owners’ spending on end-of-life projects.

PJM shared its initial response to FERC’s April 16 rehearing orders on the MOPR, which required the RTO to make an additional compliance filing by June 1.

A summary of the issues scheduled to be brought to a vote at the PJM Markets and Reliability Committee meeting on April 30, 2020.