About 500 organizations will be relieved of some grid reliability regulations and another 200 exempted entirely under a new NERC method for classifying entities under its jurisdiction.

PJM capacity prices would increase sharply but reliability would not be threatened if a recent federal court ruling eliminated demand response from wholesale markets, the Market Monitor said.

Former chairs gave a primer on the last 36 years of federal energy policy Thursday as FERC celebrated its 1000th open meeting.

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.