NOVEC weighed in with its own plan for reforming PJM’s capacity construct, saying the nine existing proposals ignored sometimes-illogical human behavior.
The difference between the reserve measurements in PJM’s SCED engine and its emergency management system (EMS) has been shrinking.
PJM has reduced its installed reserve margin, largely because of a drop in the equivalent forced outage rate.
FERC granted East Kentucky Power Cooperative an exemption from being required to purchase power from PURPA qualifying facilities larger than 20 MW.
PJM stakeholders are finding that the elimination of the Con Ed-PSEG "wheel" is not freeing up transmission capacity as expected.
Sempra Energy moved a step closer to completing its takeover of Oncor after a U.S. bankruptcy judge approved the agreement.
PJM’s proposal to create standardized contracts for establishing dynamic transfers with other balancing authority areas has provoked opposition.
A consensus that appeared to be coalescing for how to revise PJM’s Incremental Auction process and address replacement capacity issues has dissipated.
PJM appears headed toward implementing a capacity construct that would reprice auction results to address the influence of subsidized generation offers.
PJM and MISO provided updates on proposed pro forma pseudo-tie agreements, the “freeze date” on transmission rights and targeted transmission upgrades.