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November 2, 2024

Black Start

PJM MRC/MC Briefs: March 26, 2020
PJM Board Chair Ake Almgren opened the MRC meeting by introducing a redesigned compliance hotline for personnel and stakeholders to report violations.
PJM Backs off Black Start Fuel Rule
Facing opposition from regulators and consumer advocates, PJM will suspend an initiative that could tighten fuel requirements for black start resources.
PJM MIC Briefs: Feb. 5, 2020
PJM dropped its plan to clarify pseudo-tie eligibility after stakeholders argued some of the revisions conflicted with pending litigation.
PJM Operating Committee Briefs: Nov. 12, 2019
PJM staff told the Operating Committee questions still remain about why its load forecast veered so far off course during a hot spell in early October.
CAISO Black Start Project Must Divulge Cost Info
FERC accepted an agreement between CAISO and a Calpine plant to provide black start service, but agreed that more cost information was needed.
EMP Task Force Looks at Black Start, Nukes
NERC’s EMP Task Force held a workshop on black start, the vulnerability of nuclear plants, and skeptics who have criticized EMP research efforts.
PJM Operating Committee Briefs: July 9, 2019
The PJM Operating Committee delayed voting on changes related to how the RTO manages non-retail behind-the-meter generation.
MISO Stakeholders Weigh Restoration Pricing Options
A MISO task team began to develop a scheme to compensate resources that deliver restoration energy in the event the wholesale market ceases to function.
PJM Operating Committee Briefs: Jan. 8, 2019
PJM will spend only $162,000 to test the winter capabilities of 21 generators totaling 477 MW in 2018, RTO officials told the Operating Committee.
PJM CEO Ott Briefs Senate Committee on Black Start
PJM CEO Andy Ott emphasized the importance of fuel diversity for grid resilience to U.S. senators, but he cautioned against government intervention.

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