PJM may seek to lower the price cap on emergency demand response as a result of their review of the July 14-19 heat wave.

Members will consider rules allowing batteries, flywheels and other advanced energy storage technologies to participate in the PJM capacity market.

Constraints that can be quickly and cheaply resolved would be included in the Regional Transmission Expansion Plan (RTEP) under a proposal the MRC endorsed Thursday after a lengthy discussion. The proposal was approved over the objections of five members, who said it could result in wasteful spending.

The MRC reviewed two alternative wind capacity calculations to protect wind generators from being assigned artificially depressed capacity values due to curtailments ordered by PJM.

The following issues generated little or no discussion among members at the MRC on 8/29/13. The issues will be brought to a vote at the next MRC, 9/26/13.

Below is a summary of the issues scheduled to be brought to a vote at the PJM MRC (Markets and Reliability Committee) Thursday, August 29, 2013.

PJM TOs flexed their muscles Wednesday, uniting to reject proposals to allow network load customers more frequent opportunities to switch to nodal pricing.

PJM will add new processes for those seeking exemptions from generator operating parameters under changes endorsed by the MIC Wednesday.

The PJM MRC Committee Thursday abandoned a year-long effort to establish a long-term Capacity product.

PJM Members voted Thursday to approve a problem statement to consider modifying the design of the RPM to reduce speculation on the capacity auction.