FirstEnergy's Don Miller, whose career wove in and out of PJM since the 1980s, is retiring.
Briefs from federal agencies governing PJM Interconnection and other national organizations. This week's news include stories from the Energy Information Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Supreme Court and the DC Circuit Court.
PJM’s assessment for the 2013-14 winter months identified no reliability issues.
Last month's GridEX II security drill was a valuable test of PJM’s emergency response procedures but lacked in realism, participants said.
The MD PSC worked with PJM to ensure new rules on demand response would not ruin the state’s “mass market” DR: EmPOWER Maryland, part of an initiative to reduce energy consumption by 15% below 2007 levels.
The Operating Committee last week endorsed changes to Manuals 3A and 13 while the Market Implementation Committee endorsed revisions to Manual 28.
PJM will approve only one of 17 congestion relief proposals submitted in September, saying most failed to provide sufficient benefits or targeted problems that were already addressed.
PJM will consider relaxing rules for up-to congestion transactions under a problem statement approved last week.
Members gave final approval to rules allowing more generation owners to obtain PJMNet communication links and an initiative to clarify rules on withdrawing from PJM membership.
The MIC approved the sunset of the Financial Transmission Rights Task Force.
