PJM's MRC rejected two proposals intended to allow market sellers to represent a greater degree of the risk they take on when entering the capacity market.

In a joint vote, the PJM Operating and Market Implementation committees endorsed an RTO package of revisions of its fuel requirements for black start resources.

PJM and its Monitor sparred at two different committee meetings as they tried to win stakeholder support for their proposals on black start resources.

Capping four years of discussions and analysis, PJM held a first read of competing fuel assurance rule changes for black start resources from PJM and the IMM.

ERCOT’s Board of Directors has resolved one of two contentious issues between staff and stakeholders, setting the other aside for the time being.

FERC accepted PJM tariff changes covering non-rate provisions for black start service, including commitment and termination periods.

Day two of FERC’s technical conference emphasized the need for more transmission to facilitate trading and properly compensating demand-side resources.

PJM intends to unilaterally file a proposal with FERC regarding the contentious black start issue, without the endorsement of the Members Committee.

PJM stakeholders rejected a compromise proposal on the controversial black start unit testing issue in a final vote at a MC meeting.

A summary of the issues scheduled to be brought to a vote at the PJM Markets and Reliability and Members committees on March 29, 2021.