The Markets and Reliability Committee Thursday approved changes to Manuals 11 and 14D, while the Members Committee approved changes to Manual 15.

Exelon Corp. was tops in lobbying spending with more than $400,000 in Maryland between November 2012 and April 2013, making it the top spender in the state.

FERC approved the merger of Entergy Corp’s transmission system with ITC Holdings Corp. and its move into the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO)

[caption id="attachment_4113" align="alignleft" width="138"] Mike Kormos (Source: Evan Krape, University of Delaware)[/caption] Senior Vice President for Op...

FirstEnergy and Duke dispel the myths that accompanied their move to PJM. Both deny they left MISO to improve energy and capacity deliverability to PJM.

Below is a summary of the issues scheduled to be brought to a vote at the Markets and Reliability Committee and Members Committee meetings Thursday, 6/27.

PJM's Atlantic states are ideally located to pursue offshore wind, with shallow coasts similar to Europe, where utility-scale offshore wind is 10+ years old

The Interior Department Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) oversees development of the nation’s wind energy resources on the Outer Continental Shelf.

Integrating offshore wind into PJM will require billions in new transmission spending. Lines on shore also will have to be upgraded or built.

It isn’t only PJM’s Atlantic states that see promise in offshore wind. The Great Lakes also offer strong winds, along with their own unique challenges — winter ice, opposition from tourist towns, and in Pennsylvania, development restrictions put into law by casino opponents.