An overworked transformer and PJM operators’ efforts to limit prices were the focus last week as PJM continued to discuss the mid-July heat wave.

PJM Members Wednesday heard three proposals for streamlining the time consuming and error prone dr registration process.

The Market Implementation Committee Wednesday revised an issue charge it approved in March, adding a work activity inadvertently omitted from the original.

PJM will add new processes for those seeking exemptions from generator operating parameters under changes endorsed by the MIC Wednesday.

The PJM OC and MIC heard first reading last week on proposed manual changes governing PJM’s acquisition and deployment of black start resources.

PJM's Market Implementation Committee approved an issue charge to consider modifying the algorithm used for publishing the annual capacity auction supply curves.

The PJM MIC last week soundly rejected a proposal to change the modeling assumptions used in long-term FTR auctions.

PJM said it plans to seek an MIC endorsement in August of the Coordinated Transaction Scheduling (CTS) proposal, designed to improve interchange scheduling efficiency between NYISO and PJM.

The OC approved changes to PJM manuals 1 & 12; while the PC learned about proposed changes to Manual 21 & the MIC heard about changes to Manual 28.

Responding to marketers’ requests, PJM has begun posting temporary ratings changes from all transmission owners on the PJM OASIS System Information page.