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April 3, 2025

Independent Market Monitor (IMM)

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PJM, Monitor Seek Contract Resolution by End of Nov.
The PJM Board of Managers and Monitoring Analytics are seeking a resolution by the end of next month to negotiations on the company’s contract to serve as Independent Market Monitor.
PJM
PJM Market Monitor Releases Second Section of 2025/26 Capacity Auction Report
The second leg of the Independent Market Monitor's analysis on PJM's 2025/26 Base Residual Auction looked at the impact of not counting reliability-must-run resources as capacity, paired with several other factors.
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Stakeholders Divided on PJM Proposal to Expedite High-capacity Generation
PJM's proposal to create an expedited interconnection process for high capacity factor generation would seek to add gigawatts of capacity by fast-tracking studies on around 100 projects.
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MISO Demand Response Under Increasing Scrutiny; IMM Warns of More Potential Schemes
Demand response in MISO is poised to be subject to more rigorous standards as the Independent Market Monitor warns of more potential bad actors.
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W.Va. PSC Adviser Jackie Roberts Announces Retirement
Jackie Roberts announced her retirement from the West Virginia Public Service Commission, capping a 14-year career with the state.
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PJM Stakeholders Delay Vote on Generator Deactivation Rules
PJM stakeholders delayed voting on five proposals to rework the notification deadlines for generation deactivations and how compensation for reliability-must-run contracts is determined.
Talen Energy
PIO Complaint Faults PJM Treatment of Deactivating Generation
Several public interest organizations have filed a complaint with FERC contending PJM’s capacity market inflates consumer prices by not counting generators operating on RMR agreements as a form of capacity.
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MISO: Hurricanes, Heat Wave Noteworthy Against Relatively Peaceful Summer
MISO said it managed a milder summer overall compared to previous years, though it weathered two hurricanes and escalated into emergency warnings during a heat wave.
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MISO, Monitor at Stalemate over Need for $21B Long-range Tx Plan
MISO’s quarterly public meetup with its board of directors put on display the unrelenting rift between the RTO’s planners and the Independent Market Monitor over MISO’s $21 billion in long-range transmission planning.
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PJM Stakeholders Discuss DR Winter Availability

A PJM discussion on expanding the demand response winter availability window to include a wider range of hours branched off into a broader conversation on how the resource class participates in the RTO's capacity market.


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