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.

As temperatures soared into the 80s outside PJM offices last week, stakeholders began debating how to avoid a repeat of the gas dispatch operational problems from last winter.

States could cut their costs of complying with the EPA’s carbon emission rules by more than one-quarter through 2020 by joining in a regional cap and trade program.

News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in PJM's footprint. This week, we highlight the FERC, NRC, the National Academy of Sciences and the Federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

The Demand Response Subcommittee will seek ways to improve measurement and verification of emergency demand response under an issue charge approved last week by the Market Implementation Committee.

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.

The EPA proposed carbon emission rules took fire last week from both Republicans and coal-state Democrats — who said it would cause economic woes — and environmentalists, who said it was an inadequate response to climate change.

FERC officials said last week that the EPA's proposed carbon emission rule appears to provide enough flexibility and time for compliance to address potential reliability concerns.

Load representatives concerned by reports of generators’ bidding strategies in May’s PJM capacity auction reacted by threatening to block an initiative by Exelon Corp. to provide more informative supply curves.