The PJM Capacity Construct Public Policy Senior Task Force has been working hard to develop rule changes in time for next year’s capacity auction.

PJM announced at last week’s Markets and Reliability Committee meeting that a scheduled vote on new pseudo-tie provisions would be postponed.

Analysts think the results of the PJM capacity auction yesterday will end efforts to build new generation capacity in the RTO’s territory.

PJM’s first capacity auction requiring year-round availability per its Capacity Performance requirements saw prices drop by one-quarter in most of the RTO.

The PJM Markets and Reliability Committee and Members Committee discussed the RTO's recent pseudo-tie filing, capacity replacement and fuel-cost policies.

The PJM Capacity Construct/Public Policy Senior Task Force held its second meeting discuss design-concept ideas for revising the RTO’s capacity market.

FERC staff have greenlit PJM’s proposed Tariff revisions to allow increased participation from seasonal resources.

PJM’s Independent Market Monitor urged FERC to address longstanding concerns over demand response providers and others selling “paper capacity.”

After its first full year under new CEO Andy Ott, and the last year of its transition to 100% Capacity Performance, PJM heads into 2017.

Still unable to reach consensus, PJM members balked again last week at a request from a group of demand-side stakeholders to revisit Capacity Performance.