WILMINGTON, Del. — Members approved changes to Manual 18 necessary to incorporate Capacity Performance in the upcoming Base Residual Auction. The motion passed over one objection and 25 abstentions. PJM officials said stakeholders have expressed concern about approving manual language when some aspects of the new product are still in...

Below is a summary of the issues scheduled to be brought to a vote at the Markets and Reliability Committee on Thursday. 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 in RTO Insider.

VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — A task force unanimously approved by the PJM Planning Committee last week will craft minimum design standards for greenfield projects that are competitively solicited under Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order 1000. PJM and stakeholders said the standards are needed because entities designated for such projects are...

By Rich Heidorn Jr. Members warned PJM officials last week that the way the RTO plans to calculate Capacity Performance could lead generators to ignore dispatch instructions to avoid penalties. PJM expects generators’ output to match their Capacity Performance obligations even at the beginning of a no-notice emergency, leaving no...

VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — Tier 1 synchronized reserve resources would be obligated to respond in emergencies and subject to penalties if they couldn’t, under a PJM-backed proposal approved Wednesday by the Market Implementation Committee. The proposal retains Tier 1’s ability to receive compensation outside of synch reserve events whenever the...

PJM told the Operating Committee last week it plans to poll members on whether to expand the winter preparedness testing it began last year. The testing was credited with improving generator performance during the winter of 2014/15, but it came at a cost of about $7 million to load. Susan...

PJM doesn’t plan to allow generators to make hourly market offers for winter 2015/16, despite a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission order that such flexibility be developed by Nov. 1. Officials said the RTO cannot accept such offers until it revamps its market system and that the new software cannot be...

By Suzanne Herel WILMINGTON, Del. — Old Dominion Electric Cooperative introduced a last-ditch effort to reach consensus on a redesign of the financial transmission rights and auction revenue rights processes Thursday, seeking a vote on a proposal combining recommendations from PJM and the Independent Market Monitor. ODEC’s Steve Lieberman introduced...

By Rich Heidorn Jr. WILMINGTON, Del. — PJM is proposing to relax confidentiality rules regarding uplift payments and generator outages, saying they are inhibiting stakeholder discussions. The RTO on Thursday presented the Markets and Reliability Committee a problem statement and proposed changes to section 3.5 of PJM Manual 33. PJM...

By Rich Heidorn Jr. WILMINGTON, Del. — PJM officials said last week they intend to move up the day-ahead energy market schedule despite a lack of consensus among stakeholders. RTO officials said they believe the change is necessary as a result of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s April order moving...