FERC denied five requests for changes in PJM’s treatment of demand response, rebuffing filings by the Market Monitor, DR providers, industrial customers and PSEG.

Company executives say they are confident that DR will continue to grow despite the EPSA ruling that threatens its continued participation in PJM.

Constellation Energy and demand side management specialist Comverge said last week they are combining their demand response businesses for C&I customers.

PJM’s plan to implement new demand response rules in time for the May capacity auction are in doubt following a FERC order requiring the RTO to provide more information to support its proposal.

PJM members voted to begin work on rule changes to allow residential customers to participate in the synchronized reserve market through demand response.

PJM members will consider relaxing metering requirements to make it more practical for residential customers to offer demand response into the synchronous reserve market under a problem statement approved Friday.

PJM members endorsed rules describing when economic demand response is eligible for compensation, over the objections of some demand response providers, who said they are unfair.

The volume and magnitude of changes PJM is attempting to impose on demand response raise the question of whether the high-flying sector is still a growth business or one in retreat.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission staff signaled Wednesday that the commission may require PJM to change rules requiring demand response providers to provide “sell offer plans” in order to participate in capacity auctions.

Last week, PJM's MRC approved one problem statement and deferred a vote on a second that would impact DR. Meanwhile, the MC approved a tariff change increasing DR providers’ documentation requirements.