The Planning Committee approved a manual change that will result in PJM identifying potential transmission upgrade requirements earlier in the study process.

PJM CEO Terry Boston and Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur kicked off PJM’s third annual Grid 20/20 conference in Philadelphia last night.

News briefs on companies in PJM Interconnection: Carlyle Group, DTE Energy, Duke Energy, Exelon, First Energy, and NRG.

PJM will require all steam generators to adjust their capacity ratings based on summer peak load conditions under manual changes outlined to the PC and MIC last week.

State briefs from around PJM's territory. Included this week are Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.

Briefs from federal agencies governing PJM Interconnection and other national organizations. This week's news include stories from the White House, Congress, the ACEEE, the US Dept. of Energy, FERC, and other national news.

PJM is changing the way it estimates Tier 1 Synchronized Reserves and is open to lifting the cap on demand response participation in Tier 2, officials told the Operating Committee last week.

The Planning and Transmission Expansion Advisory committees will swap their meeting dates with the Market Implementation Committee in December.

PJM TO/TOP Task Matrix Endorsed The Operating and Planning committees last week endorsed an updated Transmission Owner/Transmission Operator matrix of shared...

PJM will reduce the volume of imports that clear in next year’s Base Residual Auction – potentially increasing capacity prices – under methodology approved by the Planning Committee yesterday.