Peak Reliability said that it will wind down its role as a Reliability Coordinator and end its joint venture with PJM to form a western electricity market.

The Planning Committee endorsed PJM’s recommended load model for the 2018 reserve requirement study, which uses data from 2003 through 2012.

The SPP Market Monitoring Unit (MMU) reported that energy prices averaged about $23/MWh in the spring, despite higher loads.

The NYISO Business Issues Committee voted in favor of changing how the ISO reports on historic transmission congestion.

The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) set a hearing for Oct. 16-17 on Rayburn Country Electric Cooperative’s proposed transfer from SPP to ERCOT.

MISO says it will seek to alter SPP’s practice of levying unreserved transmission use penalties on MISO load-serving entities.

PJM is planning to add another volume to its Manual 14 series by splitting out the requirements for generation interconnection.

A panel featuring officials from PJM, ERCOT and GE Power at the EIA Energy Conference took questions from the audience on several topics.

Energy storage resources 100 kW or larger would be eligible to offer capacity, energy and ancillary services under a straw proposal MISO officials presented.

FERC is seeking more specifics on MISO’s plan for reserve procurement enhancement in MISO South.