Coal's best hope may be that FERC adopt the DOE grid study's recommendation to lean on RTOs to value on-site fuel storage as a proxy for resiliency.

The U.S. Energy Department’s study acknowledges its limited authority over wholesale markets, leaving it to FERC and RTOs to act on its recommendations.

At their July 11th, 2017 meeting, PJM presented Operating Committee members with a proposed pro forma agreement for dynamic schedules.