The Members Committee was sharply divided on an agreement in principle between PJM and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro to institute a cap and floor on capacity prices for the 2026/27 Base Residual Auction and the following auction.

Speakers at a PJM Public Interest and Environmental Organizations User Group meeting said the growth of local transmission projects is a major contributor to grid upgrades making up an increasing share of rates.

Jackie Roberts announced her retirement from the West Virginia Public Service Commission, capping a 14-year career with the state.

Consumers and electric distributors in PJM opposed a proposal to revise two financial parameters used to calculate the cost of new entry input to the 2027/28 Base Residual Auction.

Protecting the public interest while implementing the Extended Day-Ahead Market and expanding the Western footprint was central to the discussion in a West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative workshop.

The Members Committee voted to re-elect three members of the PJM Board of Managers, even though several advocates voted against the re-elections to express their frustration.

The PJM Markets and Reliability Committee delayed voting on a proposal to establish a multi-scenario long-term transmission planning process to allow stakeholders to see what action FERC may take on regional planning.

PJM is considering endorsing revisions to its governing documents to transfer filing rights for regional transmission planning from the membership to the board.

The PJM MRC rejected four proposals to rework how the RTO measures and verifies the capacity EE providers can offer into the market.