It isn’t only PJM’s Atlantic states that see promise in offshore wind. The Great Lakes also offer strong winds, along with their own unique challenges — winter ice, opposition from tourist towns, and in Pennsylvania, development restrictions put into law by casino opponents.
PJM Insider's Issue Brief reviews offshore wind efforts in total and by state; suggesting that offshore wind’s environmental and economic development potential requires changes in federal policy and billions more than PJM's states have committed to date.
By Rich Heidorn Jr.
With its market-leading status in demand response, blue chip clients and international expansion plans, EnerNOC Inc. may be a good long-...
Below is a summary of problem statements and manual, Operating Agreement and Tariff changes approved by the PJM Markets and Reliability Committee (MRC).
PJM took over management of the East Kentucky Power Cooperative on 6/1/13, adding almost 3,100 MW of generation and 2,800 miles of transmission to the RTO.
FERC Said that the electric transmission system needs more protections against geomagnetic disturbances like the 1989 solar storm that caused the collapse of the Hydro-Quebec grid.
Storms provided challenges, but a bounty of cheap natural gas brought consumers lower prices, PJM officials said at the Annual Meeting Year in Review.
The Market Implementation Committee gave preliminary approval Wednesday to two proposals for lowering the risk of FTR revenue shortfalls.
The two proposals ...
The Market Implementation Committee endorsed a first-ever credit requirement for up-to-congestion transactions. The new rule, a consensus resulting from 12 C...
PJM called Thursday for a broad review of its method of providing Operating Reserve payments, saying changes were needed to reduce growing uplift costs.
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