PJM stakeholders endorsed a proposal to create a cost recovery mechanism for generators which are required to make facility upgrades.

PJM and its IMM gave first reads of their proposals exploring whether generators should be permitted to recover upgrade costs for some critical facilities.

NYISO recommended removing NY-PJM IROL limitations as well as highlighted and approved manual updates related to ancillary services and reliability needs.

The PJM Operating Committee discussed COVID-19 vaccinations for staff and the February winter storm emergency in the Midwest.

PJM proposed allowing generators critical for determining interconnection reliability operating limits to recover required upgrade costs.

The NEPOOL Transmission Committee was briefed on FERC's approval of recovery of compliance costs for facilities designated as critical for determining IROL.

ISO-NE’s energy transactions rang in at $159 million in April, the lowest monthly total since 2003, the NEPOOL Participants Committee heard.

FERC approved a procedure for “critical” New England generators and transmission operators to obtain compensation for compliance with NERC rules.

NERC transitioned to the latest version of SAFNR and plans to introduce it to reliability coordinators once ResilientGrid has implemented new software.

Having become RC of record for much of the West, CAISO’s RC West is taking on new responsibilities as time error and GMD monitor for WECC.