The PJM Operating Committee discussed synchrophasors, its recent system restoration drill and NERC's upcoming GridEx exercise.

The PJM Operating Committee discussed a recent performance assessment hour simulation and debated replacing a phase angle regulator.

FERC approved a final rule on recovering from balancing contingency events and proposed another to ensure that remedial action schemes do not compromise reliability.

FERC issued a policy statement finalizing rules regarding the use of hold-harmless commitments.

A round-up of news from the PJM Operating Committee on June 9, 2015.

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

Acknowledging they were taking “a leap of faith,” stakeholders last week endorsed PJM’s plan for cutting uplift and capturing reserve costs in energy prices.

Some of the changes PJM is considering in the wake of September's unexpected heat wave include: more conservative reserve calculations, quicker and more granular demand response deployments and optimizing trades with neighboring regions.

PJM cut loads in IN, MI, OH and PA Tuesday as a 90-degree heat wave pushed loads to the highest ever for September, stressing the grid at a time when much generation and transmission was offline.