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April 5, 2025

PJM Markets and Reliability Committee (MRC)

Manual Changes – First Read
The Markets and Reliability Committee heard first reading last week on the following PJM manual changes. Members will be asked to endorse the changes at the MRC’s next meeting.
MRC / MC Approvals
The following issues were approved by the Markets and Reliability and Members committees Thursday with little discussion. Each item is listed by agenda numbe...
PJM to Consider Storage as Capacity
Members agreed to consider new rules to allow batteries, flywheels and other advanced storage technologies to bid in the capacity market.
MC MRC Preview
RTO Insider's monthly preview of the items on the PJM MC and MRC agendas along with a description/explanation and links to our previous coverage.
MRC Considers Changes to Wind Capacity Calculations
The MRC reviewed two alternative wind capacity calculations to protect wind generators from being assigned artificially depressed capacity values due to curtailments ordered by PJM.
MRC First Readings
The following issues generated little or no discussion among members at the MRC on 8/29/13. The issues will be brought to a vote at the next MRC, 9/26/13.
MRC Actions
The PJM MRC approved agenda items 2, 4 and 5 unanimously Thursday, August 29, 2013. See story for issue, reason for changes, and impact.
PJM: Demand Response Price Cap Too High
PJM may seek to lower the price cap on emergency demand response as a result of their review of the July 14-19 heat wave.
Energy Storage Vies for Capacity Role
Members will consider rules allowing batteries, flywheels and other advanced energy storage technologies to participate in the PJM capacity market.
Quick-Fix Transmission Upgrades OK’d
Constraints that can be quickly and cheaply resolved would be included in the Regional Transmission Expansion Plan (RTEP) under a proposal the MRC endorsed Thursday after a lengthy discussion. The proposal was approved over the objections of five members, who said it could result in wasteful spending.

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