PJM generation owners conducted winter preparation tests of 156 infrequently used power plants between Dec. 5 and Jan. 2.

A round-up of news from the PJM Operating Committee on Dec. 3, 2014.

A round-up of news from the PJM Operating Committee on Nov. 5, 2014.

Gas generators will be able to change their cost schedules to reflect fluctuating fuel prices, under a proposal approved by the PJM OC last week.

A round-up of news from the PJM Operating Committee on Oct. 7, 2014.

PJM’s plans to conduct winter tests of infrequently used generators could cost as much as $15.9 million, officials told the Operating Committee last week.

A round-up of news from the PJM Operating Committee on Sept. 4, 2014.

PJM is hesitating on plans to introduce more sophisticated modeling of combined-cycle plants because of an inability to quantify potential savings and reports of escalating prices.

PJM said the Dooms-Lexington 500-kV line in Virginia will begin an extended outage next month and through winter for a rebuild of the 40-mile span.

PJM has created a new emergency procedure and is testing a software fix following poor generator response to a minimum generation event July 5, officials told the OC last week.