Fearing a potential shortage of reactive power, PJM last week won stakeholder support for an initiative to consider requiring that renewables add 'smart' inverters.

PJM predicts summer peak loads will increase by about 1% annually over the next decade, with a 1.4% increase in 2014. But the 2014 load forecast reduces peak and energy forecasts from the 2013 report.

New rules requiring temperature corrections of all steam generators should not have a major impact on PJM operations, an analysis shows.

Advanced electric storage devices should be treated like limited demand response resources in the capacity market because of their short run times, PJM says.

PJM’s weather normalized summer peak increased by almost 1% in 2013, the largest increase since load growth resumed after the recession.

The Planning Committee approved a manual change that will result in PJM identifying potential transmission upgrade requirements earlier in the study process.

PJM will require all steam generators to adjust their capacity ratings based on summer peak load conditions under manual changes outlined to the PC and MIC last week.

The Planning and Transmission Expansion Advisory committees will swap their meeting dates with the Market Implementation Committee in December.

PJM will reduce the volume of imports that clear in next year’s Base Residual Auction – potentially increasing capacity prices – under methodology approved by the Planning Committee yesterday.

PJM’s capacity import limit seems to be changing almost daily, based on reports provided to stakeholders.