PJM’s Markets and Reliability Committee endorsed by acclamation a PJM proposal to rework how the RTO determines whether a new generation point-of-interconnection falls under federal or state jurisdiction.

The Markets and Reliability Committee rejected three proposals to revise aspects of PJM’s effective load-carrying capability accreditation model.

An Aug. 11 load-shedding event in Baltimore was caused by equipment failure at the Brandon Shores substation, causing all breakers to open and cutting the city off from a major transmission feeder.

PJM's Markets and Reliability and Members committees will be asked to endorse manual revisions codifying the first phase of the RTO's regulation market redesign.

PJM's Markets and Reliability Committee endorsed by acclamation an issue charge by Constellation Energy focused on how storage as a transmission asset could be implemented in the RTO.

The PJM MRC endorsed an issue charge to hire a consultant to investigate the pros and cons of a sub-annual capacity market and what designs stakeholders feel would be feasible.

Stakeholders rejected the installed reserve margin and forecast pool requirement values recommended by PJM staff, with some opposed arguing that the inputs remain nebulous.

PJM will present its recommended forecast pool requirement and installed reserve margin for endorsement by the Markets and Reliability and Members committees.

Looking ahead to the possibility of future emergency orders from the DOE, stakeholders endorsed a PJM issue charge to establish a more permanent set of rules for how to allocate the cost of keeping generation online beyond its desired deactivation date when ordered by the federal government.

Committee business included a quick-fix package to expand the definition of dual-fuel generation in the Reliability Assurance Agreement to include generation capable of running on a backup fuel type with off-site storage and dedicated delivery.