PJM said the Dooms-Lexington 500-kV line in Virginia will begin an extended outage next month and through winter for a rebuild of the 40-mile span.

PJM has created a new emergency procedure and is testing a software fix following poor generator response to a minimum generation event July 5, officials told the OC last week.

PJM dropped a proposal to consider changes to the regulation market after receiving a cool reaction from stakeholders and the Market Monitor.

PJM officials last week defended their practice of creating interfaces to capture operator actions in response to voltage problems, saying they can’t guarantee the constraints will be modeled in FTR auctions.

A round-up of news from the PJM Operating Committee.

PJM has created a closed loop interface to capture the pricing of demand response in a transmission sub-zone spanning the Pennsylvania-Ohio border near New Castle, Pa.

As temperatures soared into the 80s outside PJM offices last week, stakeholders began debating how to avoid a repeat of the gas dispatch operational problems from last winter.

PJM issued a comprehensive report on its response to the historic power demand during winter’s deep freeze, adding nine proposed recommendations for action to five initiatives already underway.

Members agreed to consider an easier method for transmission owners to access real-time generator data, an effort intended to improve situational awareness and emergency response.

PJM took its first step toward requiring cold weather generator tests, briefing the Operating Committee last week on a proposed problem statement it hopes will result in improved preparedness next winter.