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November 11, 2024

Maryland Office of People’s Counsel

Talen Energy
Maryland Report Details PJM Cost Increases for Ratepayers
A spike in PJM capacity prices and generator deactivations could increase monthly costs in Maryland by as much as 24% for some. 
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Maryland Energy Administration, PSC Staff Clash on Future of Gas
Maryland’s gas utilities should consider identifying and sealing leaky pipe joints before building new lines, Energy Administration staff told the PSC.
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PJM MRC Briefs: July 24, 2024
The PJM MRC endorsed one of two proposals to revise how the RTO uses reserve resources, approving a deployment scheme where instructions are sent by basepoints, while rejecting a parallel proposal to grant operators the ability to dynamically increase market procurements.
Maryland Office of People's Counsel
Maryland PSC Opens Debate on Future of Gas
The OPC petition also warns of the possibility of a gas utility "death spiral" as customers electrify their homes and drop off the system, leaving a diminishing base of customers to cover system costs through higher rates.
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PJM Consumer Advocates File Complaint on EE Market Design
Three state consumer advocates filed a complaint against PJM with FERC, alleging the RTO’s treatment of energy efficiency resources is unduly discriminatory and is not properly documented in its governing documents. 
Talen Energy
FERC Orders Settlement Judge Procedures in Two PJM Generator Deactivations
FERC has established settlement judge procedures to consider the validity of rate schedules filed by Talen Energy to continue operating its Brandon Shores and H.A. Wagner generators past their retirement date.
PJM
Following Court Ruling, FERC Reluctantly Reverses PJM Post-BRA Change
FERC partially reversed a 2023 order allowing PJM to modify a parameter for the 2024/25 Base Residual Auction to avoid a substantial increase in capacity prices in the DPL South transmission zone.
NRG
PJM Monitor and Consumers Protest Indian River Compensation Settlement
The Maryland Office of Peoples Counsel and PJM's IMM urge FERC to reject a compensation plan for NRG keeping a portion of its Indian River coal plant open under a reliability contract.
PJM Interconnection
Stakeholders Spar over PJM Request to Recalculate Capacity Auction Results
Stakeholders filed comments debating PJM’s request that FERC direct it to recalculate the results of the 2024/25 Base Residual Auction and rerun the third Incremental Auction.
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FERC Approves Cost Allocation for $5 Billion in PJM Transmission Expansion
FERC approved PJM’s cost allocation for a $5 billion in transmission upgrades aimed at resolving reliability violations posed by growing data center load in Northern Virginia and retirements in Maryland.

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