MISO and PJM have responded to a FERC deficiency letter with a defense and clarification of their proposal to impose stricter rules on pseudo-ties.

MISO and PJM will submit new filings with FERC in response to a second deficiency letter regarding their pseudo-tie coordination efforts.

PJM’s proposal to create standardized contracts for establishing dynamic transfers with other balancing authority areas has provoked opposition.

A NERC official told MISO that recommendations to utilities for restoring power after the loss of normal communication are unlikely to become binding.