News briefs from the states within the PJM footprint. This week we include Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

Advanced energy storage is ready to move beyond pilot projects and into day-to-day operations. But it will take rule changes and cost reductions for the technologies to reach their potential.

FERC's ancillary services rule should help renewable generators with service balancing and enable electric storage providers to be more competitive in PJM.