PJM will attempt to win approval for limited changes to the compensation rules for black start units and a plan for selecting “backstop” resources for regions that fail to secure service through competitive solicitations.

A summary of the recommendations from PJM’s report on the operational challenges from the winter of 2014.

Briefs on changes to PJM transmission operations.

PJM issued a comprehensive report on its response to the historic power demand during winter’s deep freeze, adding nine proposed recommendations for action to five initiatives already underway.

A summary of the six requirements included in the NERC draft reliability standard for physical security of the grid.

NERC stakeholders last week approved draft regulations to protect the electric grid from physical threats even as many criticized the rules as rushed and poorly defined.

Members agreed to consider an easier method for transmission owners to access real-time generator data, an effort intended to improve situational awareness and emergency response.

Stakeholders endorsed manual changes to implement dispatch rules for demand response and lessons learned from the extreme weather of the last year.

PJM is planning a system-wide drill Sept. 23 to simulate simultaneous physical attacks on critical substations, cyber attacks and loss of SCADA.

Calpine announced SPS to accommodate Susquehanna-Roseland construction while PPL posted new line designations.