PJM’s Monitor sounded alarms about market power in the energy and capacity markets and said it may intervene in the RTO’s next capacity auction.

PJM stakeholders narrowly endorsed a compromise proposal to settle the contentious black start unit issue at the latest MRC meeting.

PJM stakeholders at the MRC rejected two proposals aimed at addressing a dispute over black start units' capital recovery factor.

A summary of the issues scheduled to be brought to a vote at the PJM Markets and Reliability and Members committees on Jan. 27, 2021.

PJM deferred a vote until December on packages dealing with the contentious black start unit testing and compensation issue.

Stakeholders challenged PJM and its Monitor over updates to the RTO’s black start capital recovery factor table.

The PJM Operating Committee unanimously endorsed a “quick fix” solution to give transmission owners access to the Dispatch Interactive Map Application.

PJM presented the Operating Committee with proposed rule changes concerning the testing, compensation, substitution and termination of black start resources.

The PJM MRC endorsed a proposal to allow market participants to use surety bonds as collateral for all market purposes except financial transmission rights.

The PJM Operating Committee unanimously endorsed an issue charge regarding the substitution and termination of black start resources.