The NYISO Management Committee approved a mandatory black start requirement in the Consolidated Edison territory, despite opposition by generators.

At FERC's uplift hearing, PJM was a target for criticism from market participants smarting over the $600 million uplift bill from January’s polar vortex.

Some areas of New York could face transmission violations as soon as next year and capacity shortages are likely by 2019, according to NYISO.

PJM yesterday proposed sweeping changes to the capacity market, including a new product, to address winter reliability concerns.

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 last week proposed eliminating some generators from the calculation of Tier 1 synchronized reserves.

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.

PJM dropped a proposal to consider changes to the regulation market after receiving a cool reaction from stakeholders and the Market Monitor.

PJM will increase performance penalties and incentives and seek ways to incorporate firm gas transportation in energy prices under an initiative announced last week to reduce generator outage rates during winter.

Facing a barrage of criticism from spurned Artificial Island bidders, state officials and others, PJM’s Board of Managers has delayed action on a recommendation that it select Public Service Electric & Gas to fix the Artificial Island stability problem. Instead, the board will allow PSE&G and other finalists to “supplement” their proposals in response to LS Power’s offer to cap its project cost at $171 million.