FERC partly approved PJM’s proposed clarifications on the interconnection requirements for generators seeking to serve adjacent load, but rejected the RTO’s proposed definition of “co-located load,” finding it deviated from the commission’s directive.

PJM’s Market Implementation Committee endorsed an issue charge to explore how dual-fuel gas generators should reflect the downtime needed to switch fuels in their requirement to offer into the energy market.

The PJM Operating Committee endorsed manual revisions that included the elimination of a requirement that actual meter test results should be provided to the RTO.

PJM presented manual revisions to replace its standard for determining whether a resource point of interconnection on a distribution facility falls under federal or state jurisdiction.

Maryland legislators went down to the wire on their last day of session, passing legislation that aims to bring some relief to utility bills.

PJM is to present its initial design for a reliability backstop procurement intended to award multiyear capacity commitments for resources able to enter service within five years to serve large loads.

A FERC proceeding seeking approval to purchase an old oil-fired power plant in southern Maryland has drawn multiple protests because its buyer wants to co-locate a data center.

Vistra’s acquisition of Cogentrix Public Utilities would increase market power and could undermine competition in ISO-NE and PJM, market monitors for the RTOs argued.

PJM estimates it may need to rebill over $1 billion in transmission charges under a FERC order requiring the RTO to eliminate the de minimis exception from the process it uses to determine transmission rates.

Concerned its restart of the former Three Mile Island nuclear plant could be delayed for years, Constellation Energy is asking FERC for waivers to parts of PJM’s tariff.