PJM proposed a $276 million operating budget for 2014, a $1 million reduction.

RTO Insider's monthly preview of the items on the PJM MC and MRC agendas along with a description/explanation and links to our previous coverage.

Some of the changes PJM is considering in the wake of September's unexpected heat wave include: more conservative reserve calculations, quicker and more granular demand response deployments and optimizing trades with neighboring regions.

The Operating Committee and Market Implementation Committee endorsed manual changes to Manuals 12 and 27. See article for details.

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.

The PJM OC heard first reading last week on changes to Manual 1, Attachment B: Schedule of Data Submittals for NERC Compliance.

The Market Implementation Committee Thursday endorsed changes to Manual 28: Operating Agreement Accounting.

The PJM OC and MIC heard first reading last week on proposed manual changes governing PJM’s acquisition and deployment of black start resources.

The MRC heard first readings on two proposed manual changes. The changes were to manual 14B and 28. Read our story for details.

The Markets and Reliability Committee approved changes to pjm manuals 1, 12, 19, and 20 on Thursday, August 1, 2013. For details, see our story.