PJM planners expect to recommend construction of a $1.2 billion double circuit 345 kV line to address a short circuit problem in the PSEG zone.
Payments to black start generators could more than double under proposals scheduled to go to a stakeholder vote today.
PJM proposed a change in its real-time pricing mechanism, saying the current methodology is depressing energy and reserve prices.
AP South and the Cleveland Interface attracted the most attention in PJM’s inaugural window for proposed congestion relief upgrades.
PJM’s weather normalized summer peak increased by almost 1% in 2013, the largest increase since load growth resumed after the recession.
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.
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.
