PJM Markets and Reliability Committee (MRC)

Manual Changes: 1, 12, 19, 20
The Markets and Reliability Committee approved changes to pjm manuals 1, 12, 19, and 20 on Thursday, August 1, 2013. For details, see our story.
New Process for Exceptions to Generator Parameters
PJM would add new processes for generators seeking exemptions from generation parameters under changes presented to the MRC Thursday, August 1, 2013.
MRC/MC Preview
A summary of the issues scheduled to be brought to a vote at the PJM MRC & MC meetings on Thursday, August 1st, 2013. Reason & impact are included.
Manual Changes: M11, M14D , M15
The Markets and Reliability Committee Thursday approved changes to Manuals 11 and 14D, while the Members Committee approved changes to Manual 15.
PJM Sets Charter for Gas-Electric Task Force
The Markets and Reliability Committee approved a charter for a task force it created in March to study potential reliability problems resulting from PJM’s in...
Generators Balk as PJM Seeks Earlier Notice on Plant Retirements
Generator representatives Thursday voiced their opposition to a proposal to set earlier deadlines for seeking exemptions from participation in PJM’s capacity...
MRC OKs Modeling Changes to Reduce FTR Shortfalls
The Markets and Reliability Committee Thursday approved two changes to the modeling of Financial Transmission Rights — an effort PJM hopes will reduce the ri...
PJM to Tighten Penalties on Wayward Wind
Wind farms that fail to follow PJM’s electronic dispatch signals will no longer receive lost opportunity cost payments under a tariff amendment outlined to t...
PJM Demand Response Providers Decry Scrutiny, “Freight Train” of Changes
Last week, PJM's MRC approved one problem statement and deferred a vote on a second that would impact DR. Meanwhile, the MC approved a tariff change increasing DR providers’ documentation requirements.
MRC Backs Industrials’ Call for Transparency in Transmission Owner Calculations
Susan Bruce, an attorney who represents industrial energy users, won approval for a problem statement that could result in requirements that transmission own...

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