A summary of measures approved by the PJM Markets and Reliability Committee on Dec. 18, 2014.

News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in the RTO footprints. This week, we highlight the Energy Department, the Interior Department, NERC and the NRC.

SPP and MISO warned of a reliability crisis if the EPA's proposed Clean Power Plan isn’t eased to account for up to 134 GW of generation retirements by 2020, most of them coal-fired units.

FERC gave final approval to a NERC standard on physical security without a provision that would have given government agencies the ability to overrule transmission owners’ definition of “critical” facilities.

A repeat of last winter should not imperil the nation's power system, NERC said. Meanwhile, FERC ordered RTOs and ISOs to file reports on their efforts to ensure generators have adequate fuel.

A round-up of news from the PJM Planning Committee on Nov. 4, 2014.

PJM is one of nine Registered Entities that has agreed to take part in a review of grid recovery and restoration plans with FERC and NERC.

Although the grid demonstrated its resiliency during January’s polar vortex, more needs to be done to prepare generators for future cold spells, NERC said in a report released today.

FERC approved actions on four standards and policies proposed by NERC and NAESB.

A summary of measures approved by the PJM Markets and Reliability Committee on July 31, 2014.