PJM says its FERC Order 1000-compliant hybrid cost allocation for regional transmission projects won't be in jeopardy following a federal appellate court ruling last week.

Members narrowed the scope of a task force created to improve funding of FTR, agreeing to eliminate consideration of balancing congestion.

Our summary of issues discussed and voted on at the PJM MRC and MC on Thursday, 6/26/14 with no surprises or lengthy debate.

PJM planners today recommended PSE&G be awarded the contract to fix the Artificial Island stability problem with a new 500kV line at a cost of about $300 million.

PJM objected last week to a transmission developer’s efforts to reduce credit requirements on Qualifying Transmission Upgrades (QTUs), saying the RTO lacks authority to compel construction of the projects.

Sea turtles, sturgeon, wetlands and shipping accidents — transmission developers seeking the contract to fix the Artificial Island stability problem invoked all of them and more last week in arguments against their competitors.

PJM planners will recommend almost $150 million in transmission upgrades in New Jersey to address reliability problems anticipated from the retirement of the B.L. England coal-fired generator.

Stakeholders last week approved new rules designed to ease the way for public policy transmission projects, but Maryland regulators said they may be irrelevant because of parallel rules proposed by PJM Transmission Owners.

Dominion and PSE&G appear to have vaulted into contention in the Artificial Island contest following a design change by PJM planners.

PJM’s Order 1000 transmission planning process may exclude consideration of non-incumbent proposals on projects subject to state rights of first refusal (ROFR), FERC ruled last week.