Discussion at PJM’s Transmission Replacement Processes Senior Task Force has not advanced much since July, but the rhetoric has softened.

PJM capped a busy week with a 90th birthday celebration that attracted utility CEOs and government officials.

PJM’s proposal to create standardized contracts for establishing dynamic transfers with other balancing authority areas has provoked opposition.

PJM and MISO provided updates on proposed pro forma pseudo-tie agreements, the “freeze date” on transmission rights and targeted transmission upgrades.

New York utilities still need time to develop the analytical tools to understand how to deal with DER and deploy it well in the wholesale markets.

In the afternoon of day one of FERC's major technical conference focused on PJM, with CEO Andy Ott, IMM Joe Bowring and state regulators testifying.

The PJM Capacity Construct/Public Policy Senior Task Force held its second meeting discuss design-concept ideas for revising the RTO’s capacity market.

Sponsors of a bill to increase the Maryland renewable portfolio standard called for the General Assembly to override Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto.

Public Citizen filed a complaint with FERC saying that the PJM rate increase request failed to consider mitigating costs by limiting pay increases.

MISO and PJM have agreed not to publicly talk about the issue of pseudo-tie congestion double-counting until a FERC complaint on the issue is resolved.