PJM planners won’t be ready after all to recommend a stability fix for Artificial Island in time for the Board of Managers’ regular meeting in February.

PSEG Nuclear last week called on PJM to prevent planners from using what the company said is unproven technology in the stability fix for Artificial Island.

Four companies vying for a contract to address stability problems at Artificial Island squared off in a tense TEAC meeting before an unexpected crowd.

Transmission developers will have to include a $30,000 check with future “greenfield” proposals under a new rule approved by the PJM MRC last week.

A round-up of news from the PJM Transmission Expansion Advisory Committee on Oct. 9, 2014.

Two of the finalists for the Artificial Island transmission fix have offered to cap their costs while a third has teamed up with Pepco.

A round-up of news from the PJM Transmission Expansion Advisory Committee on Sept. 2, 2014.

PJM received 106 proposals to fix about 50 reliability problems in the first Regional Transmission Expansion Plan Order 1000 window for 2014.

Facing a barrage of criticism from spurned Artificial Island bidders, state officials and others, PJM’s Board of Managers has delayed action on a recommendation that it select Public Service Electric & Gas to fix the Artificial Island stability problem. Instead, the board will allow PSE&G and other finalists to “supplement” their proposals in response to LS Power’s offer to cap its project cost at $171 million.

Two losing bidders for the Artificial Island transmission project have issued harsh critiques of PJM’s handling of the solicitation, seeking to persuade the Board of Managers to reject planners’ recommendation that the project be awarded to PSE&G.