PJM is dusting off a never-used mechanism that would allow states to pay for transmission needed to achieve public policy goals.

PJM’s Planning Committee postponed a vote on “quick-fix” manual revisions to expand the use of PMUs and require them for certain projects under the RTEP.

PJM weekday load peaks have come in 10.4% less than than projected before the coronavirus pandemic, the Planning Committee learned.

PJM incumbent TOs won a victory as the Planning Committee endorsed a new regional targeted market efficiency project process that would be excluded from competition.

PJM's Planning Committee ok'd an initiative to create rules for “if and how” energy storage could be part of the Regional Transmission Expansion Plan.

PJM told the Planning Committee it stands behind seeking approval of a regional market efficiency project process without developing cost allocation rules.

PJM stakeholders questioned the scope and timing of the RTO’s proposed initiative for considering storage as transmission assets in the RTEP process.

PJM plans to expand the use of synchrophasors and formalize their placements — currently voluntary — into the Regional Transmission Expansion Plan.

LS Power is challenging PJM over a new regional targeted market efficiency project process and AEP's proposed storage-as-transmission asset project.

PJM told the Planning Committee it will share unredacted project proposals with the Monitor, despite confidentiality concerns raised by transmission owners.