A round-up of news from the PJM Operating Committee on April 7, 2015.

The SPP Market Monitor asked FERC to reject a proposal that would bar the RTO from canceling commitments of gas-fired generators if they are not needed.

PJM on Friday responded to FERC's questions about its Capacity Performance proposal and requested acceptance of the plan in time for next month's Base Residual Auction.

PJM and utility officials said yesterday they are still investigating what caused the failure of a 230-kV transmission line that briefly cut power to the White House and much of the D.C. area Tuesday afternoon.

PJM plans to respond by Friday to FERC's questions about its Capacity Performance proposal and may delay its May capacity auction, officials said Wednesday.

Still hoping to win approval for its proposed revamp of capacity market rules, PJM asked FERC Tuesday to delay the May 11-15 Base Residual Auction.

FERC on Tuesday asked PJM for more information on its controversial Capacity Performance plan, threatening hopes to begin phasing in the new standards in May’s Base Residual Auction.

The MISO Market Monitor says transmission loading relief requests attributed to a TVA constraint are causing price volatility within the RTO.

The NYPSC says the FERC’s recent order on reliability-must-run agreements “interferes” with state authority as it tries to address generation shortages in the state.

The Supreme Court’s ideological divide was on display Wednesday as justices sparred with attorneys over whether the EPA should have considered costs before deciding whether to regulate mercury and other pollutants from power plants.