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November 17, 2024

Transmission Operations

Imports, Not DR, Caused Heat Wave Price Crash
Unexpected imports from New York — not the mobilization of demand response — caused the heat wave price crash July 18 after spiking to $465/MWh amid the hottest day of the summer.
Manual Changes: 1, 12, 19, 20
The Markets and Reliability Committee approved changes to pjm manuals 1, 12, 19, and 20 on Thursday, August 1, 2013. For details, see our story.
Ridge to Headline 20/20 Forum on Grid Resiliency
Former Homeland Security Secretary and PA Gov. Tom Ridge will be the keynote speaker at PJM’s Grid 20/20 forum on grid resiliency on Nov. 11 and 12 in Philadelphia.
PJM OASIS Adds Temporary Transmission Ratings Info
Responding to marketers’ requests, PJM has begun posting temporary ratings changes from all transmission owners on the PJM OASIS System Information page.
FE Closing Two PA Coal Plants Due to Air Regs
FirstEnergy Corp. announced it will close 2 coal plants with 2,080 MW of capacity by 10-9-13 to avoid retrofitting them to meet federal environmental rules.
PJM and MISO: Best of Frenemies
Billions are at stake in the fight between PJM and MISO over capacity transfer limits. Our Q&A explains the issue, and details how each RTO's characteristics play a part.
MRC Backs Industrials’ Call for Transparency in Transmission Owner Calculations
Susan Bruce, an attorney who represents industrial energy users, won approval for a problem statement that could result in requirements that transmission own...
FERC Approves Entergy—ITC Holdings Merger
FERC approved the merger of Entergy Corp’s transmission system with ITC Holdings Corp. and its move into the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)
MISO Defectors Deny Moves to PJM are Evidence of Barriers
FirstEnergy and Duke dispel the myths that accompanied their move to PJM. Both deny they left MISO to improve energy and capacity deliverability to PJM.
FERC Likely to Increase Pressure on PJM-MISO Joint Market Talks
FERC signaled today that it will increase its scrutiny of the PJM-MISO Joint Common Market process amid complaints that PJM is improperly limiting MISO generation in its capacity market.

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