The PJM Markets and Reliability Committee and Members Committee endorsed the RTO’s recommended installed reserve margin and forecast pool requirement for the third 2026/27 Incremental Auction.

PJM presented manual revisions to clarify how resources are defined as offline for the purpose of determining whether they are eligible for lost opportunity cost credits.

PJM stakeholders kicked off discussions on creating a “backstop” auction to be held in September at the insistence of the Trump administration and the governors of the RTO’s 13 states.

The winter storm that moved through Texas and much of the Eastern Interconnection cut power to hundreds of thousands of people and stressed the bulk power system, but did not create major disruptions like other storms earlier this decade.

Alison Williams of Power for Tomorrow argues that vertically integrated utilities are shielding customers from price spikes while supporting economic growth.

FERC addressed the ongoing resource adequacy challenges at PJM during its regular meeting, calling for the RTO to get reforms in front of it so they can be approved.

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed two sweeping executive orders that sought to control the state’s aggressively rising electricity rates through ratepayer credits and generation expansion.

A report from the American Clean Power Association argues that slowing down renewable development in PJM could cost ratepayers $360 billion over the next decade.

Despite the Trump administration and all 13 PJM governors proposing a host of new initiatives, the RTO falling short of its reliability requirement does not constitute a crisis, writes columnist Steve Huntoon.

A summary of the agenda items scheduled to be brought to a vote at the PJM Markets and Reliability Committee and Members Committee meetings.