PJM Members endorsed the changes to manuals 3A, 14A and 28.

Our summary of the issues scheduled for votes at the PJM MRC on 12/19/13. Each item is listed by agenda number, description and projected time of discussion, followed by a summary of the issue and links to prior coverage.

Combined cycle generators’ performance in providing Tier 2 synchronized reserve has fallen by half since 2008.

The Operating Committee last week endorsed changes to Manuals 3A and 13 while the Market Implementation Committee endorsed revisions to Manual 28.

The Market Implementation Committee will consider changes to PJM’s real-time pricing mechanism, which RTO officials say is depressing energy and reserve prices.

PJM is changing the way it estimates Tier 1 Synchronized Reserves and is open to lifting the cap on demand response participation in Tier 2, officials told the Operating Committee last week.

The PJM Markets and Reliability and Members committees approved the following measures with little discussion at their October 24th meeting.

RTO Insider's monthly preview of the items on the PJM MC and MRC agendas along with a description/explanation and links to our previous coverage.

PJM is planning changes to the way it estimates Tier 1 synchronized reserves after SR performance fell far short of expectations during the Sept. 10 heat spike. The RTO wants to make at least some of five proposed changes by the end of the year.

The following issues were approved by the Markets and Reliability and Members committees Thursday with little discussion. Each item is listed by agenda numbe...