American Municipal Power contended that PJM’s limited review of transmission owner projects is not rigorous enough to ensure the RTO is avoiding unnecessary costs.

Stakeholders at last week’s Planning Committee meeting pushed PJM to expand its scope on several transmission-related issues.

PJM remains disinclined to create procedures to analyze any other cost containment guarantees beyond construction cost caps.

PJM postponed a planned vote at last week's Planning Committee on its proposal to adjust the analysis process for market efficiency transmission projects.

PJM presented the Planning Committee with issues it sees with its current process for evaluating market efficiency projects.

Stakeholders approved PJM’s 2017 installed reserve margin (IRM) calculations at last week’s Planning Committee meeting.

Only a few PJM stakeholders attended the special Planning Commission session on cost-containment provisions in bids on transmission projects.

PJM has reduced its installed reserve margin, largely because of a drop in the equivalent forced outage rate.

PJM stakeholders are finding that the elimination of the Con Ed-PSEG "wheel" is not freeing up transmission capacity as expected.

PJM stakeholders debated how cost caps in competitive transmission bids should be weighed when they're considered for selection.