FERC rejected a complaint by security gadfly Michael Mabee alleging that NERC’s physical security standard is ineffectual and unenforced.

PJM incumbent TOs won a victory as the Planning Committee endorsed a new regional targeted market efficiency project process that would be excluded from competition.

PJM plans to expand the use of synchrophasors and formalize their placements — currently voluntary — into the Regional Transmission Expansion Plan.

PJM's meetings had discussions on opportunity costs, collateral requirements, resource adequacy and TOs' controversial plans for reducing critical assets.

Consumer advocates, industrial customers and state regulators asked FERC to reject PJM transmission owners’ critical infrastructure mitigation plan.

PJM objects to a Tariff attachment before FERC that would create a new confidential process to mitigate critical infrastructure on NERC’s CIP-014-2 list.

PJM’s Planning Committee endorsed revisions to Manual 14F to remove the competitive exemption for Form 715 local planning criteria transmission projects.

PJM’s Planning Committee will consider whether the RTO must develop document language to deal with mitigation of existing and future infrastructure.

PJM Board of Managers Chairman Ake Almgren recognized interim CEO Susan Riley for her efforts to lead the RTO during a “challenging” season.

PJM wants to sunset the Distributed Energy Resources Ride Through Task Force after saying its work considering a default standard is done.