The PJM Board of Managers authorized $1 billion in transmission project, including new construction, end-of-life replacements and upgrades.
Speaking Tuesday at the Energy Bar Association’s midyear conference, FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee tallied off six objectives for revising the commission’s regulatory posture.
PJM staff explained how they plan to incorporate the RTO’s focus on resilience into operations.
PJM’s plan for addressing uplift remains on schedule, and the final two phases of its three-phase solution will be filed by the end of this week.
Stakeholders approved PJM’s 2017 installed reserve margin (IRM) calculations at last week’s Planning Committee meeting.
PJM announced revisions to its capacity proposal while Dayton Power and Light said it was withdrawing its plan.
Only a few PJM stakeholders attended the special Planning Commission session on cost-containment provisions in bids on transmission projects.
FERC rejected a request by PJM to allow Linden VFT to convert the 330 MW of firm transmission on its lines between PJM and NYISO to non-firm.
FERC approved Dynegy's request for a waiver of a change-in-ownership notice of its Lee plant, but the request has prompted an investigation into the plant's reactive power rates.
The panels at the Organization of PJM States (OPSI) 2017 annual meeting discussed the effects of cheap natural gas on the markets and state politics.