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

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.

A split FERC granted ITC Midwest’s request for an incentive adder but cut the bonus in half, prompting a dissent from Commissioners Moeller and Clark.

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

NYISO defended its proposed redesign of voltage support compensation, telling FERC it should reject calls by generators for additional inflation adjustments.

Maryland's Attorney General called on state regulators to reject Exelon’s acquisition of Pepco Holdings Inc., while the companies more than doubled their offer of ratepayer incentives.

MISO officials last week called Year One of MISO South a success but acknowledged room for improvement in crisis communications and unfulfilled potential.

FERC increased its pressure on PJM and MISO to resolve their longstanding boundary disputes, saying it was considering taking action “to improve the efficiency of operations” at the RTOs’ seam.

NYISO last week asked FERC to exempt competitive transmission, including the Champlain Hudson project, from the ISO’s buyer-side mitigation rules.

NIPSCO asked FERC to dismiss a complaint by two wind farm operators alleging they were overcharged by the utility for transmission upgrades.