The month of May saw one spin event to PJM, a shared reserve event, three high-system-voltage actions and 24 post-contingency local load relief warnings, according to the RTO’s monthly operating metrics.

The preliminary results of PJM’s look ahead at the capacity available for this summer and the expected peak loads suggest that about 5.4 GW of demand response could be needed to maintain the 3.5-GW real-time primary reserve requirement.

The Operating Committee endorsed a pair of manual revisions and heard an update on the implementation of PJM’s regulation market redesign.

PJM gave more detail on its plan to scale back a 30% adder it added on the synchronized and primary reserve requirement in May 2023.

PJM credited emergency procedures with improving generator performance during a pair of winter storms in January, including a new all-time winter peak of 145,060 MW.

The Operating Committee endorsed revisions to Manual 13: Emergency Operations to add protocols for PJM and transmission owners to monitor and coordinate necessary actions when wildfires may disrupt infrastructure.

The PJM Operating Committee endorsed a pair of manual revisions, updating definitions to be more clear and approving a quick fix proposal.

The annual winter study conducted by the Operations Assessment Task Force found no identified reliability risks for the 2024/25 season.

The Operating Committee discussed PJM’s timeline for addressing technological and operational challenges the RTO plans to address over the next four years.