This month's Inside Lines informs PJM's stakeholders of various committee actions, upcoming training and other activities. PJM would like to highlight the following:

Stated Rate Plan Pays Credits to PJM Members
PJM is crediting refunds to its members as its rates continue to decline. A year ago, June 1, 2006, PJM instituted “stated rates,” fixed rates to recover the costs to run the grid control organization. The rate plan included a five-year series of rate cuts. (more)

Marginal Losses Being Implemented June 1
PJM will begin reflecting transmission system losses in the locational marginal price of electricity starting June 1. (more)

COO Zibelman Leaving PJM for New Position
Audrey A. Zibelman, executive vice president and chief operating officer, has announced she will be leaving PJM Interconnection to become president and CEO of Nodal Exchange, LLC, a new organization designed to establish a variety of forward financial products for the power markets. (more)

Building Momentum with Demand Response
PJM sponsored a Symposium on Demand Response on May 10-11 to provide practitioners from across the region with the opportunity to discuss how to strengthen planning, analysis, and implementation of demand response (DR) programs, strategies, and techniques. The aim was to identify impediments, opportunities and actions for expanding DR and the role it plays in the region. (more)

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What's Inside:

Committees Report
Highlights
NERC / Regional Activities
Regulatory Reports

June
06.04.2007 - 06.05.2007 System Restoration
06.08.2007 System Planning 201
06.12.2007 Generation 101
06.13.2007 Generation 201
06.14.2007 Generation 301
06.15.2007 Operations 101
06.18.2007 LMP 101
06.20.2007 - 06.21.2007 Transmission 101
06.21.2007 Operations 101

Committee Meetings:

May

• Governance Working Group - 05.31.2007 - Topics: Sector Definitions and Qualifications for Membership, Liaison Committee.
• Regional Planning Process Working Group - 05.24.2007 - Topics: Review and Approve Revised Charter, Order 890 Planning Straw Proposal.
• Credit Working Group - 05.24.2007 - Topics: Edison Mission Proposal, FTR Credit Revision Proposal, LTFTR Credit Proposal from LTFTRWG, Foreign Guaranty Update from MIC, FERC 890 Update, Long-Forward Transmission Requests.
• Market Implementation Committee - 05.23.2007 - Topics: RPM Agreement Changes, Potential for Future New/Alternative Load Deliverability Areas, FTR Auction Credit Issue, CDTF Manual Changes Regarding Cost of Regulation Service, Constraint Relaxation - Joint and Common Market Initiative, Transaction Ramp Rate Issue, Balancing Operating Reserve Credit and Allocation Changes, Data Posting, Transmission System Upgrades Web Posting, Mandatory Reliability Standards, Loop Flow Update, Demand Side Response Update on Long-Term Market Access, Report on Market Operations, Upcoming Market Implementations/eMKT User Interface Issues, Foreign Guaranty Proposal, Credit Working Group Update, Black Start Services Working Group Update, Long-Term FTR Working Group Update, Reserve Market Working Group Update, Market Settlements Working Group Update.
• Demand Side Response Working Group and Customer Baseline - 05.22.2007 - Topics: Long-Term Demand Response Market Access Proposal for MIC, Review CBL Issues, Finalize CBL Proposals, Next Level of Detail on the Selection and Application of Alternative Methods.
• Transmission Owners Agreement-Administrative Committee - 05.22.2007 - Topics: Administrative Items, Review of Demand Response Symposium, Cyber Security, Definition of Bulk Power Systems, Tariff & Agreement Language to Support Compliance Matrix, PJM's Smart Grid Initiative, Planning Strawman, Work Plan, TOA Non-Disclosure Agreement vis-à-vis One-Line Diagram Access via eDART, Legal Issues Team Updates, PJM Update, Finance Committee Update, Other Business.
• GATS Subscriber Group - 05.22.2007 - Topics: Welcome and Introductions, Updates from State Public Commissions, Overview of System Modifications, Automatic Transfer of Certificates to CEPS Account, Carbon Management Option, GATS Statistics and Performance Overview, Feedback.
• Dispatcher Training Task Force - 05.21.2007 - Topics: Report from SOS Liaison, eDART Updates, PJM Operations Training 2007, PJM Drills, PJM Manuals, NERC and PJM Certification, PJM Training and Certification Compliance Monitoring, Status of NERC Operator Training Standard.
• eDART XML User Group - 05.17.2007 - Topics: Verification of Preparedness for May 19th Release, Question and Answer Resolution Session.
• Data Management Working Group - 05.17.2007 - Topics: AC2 Updates, Updates from eDART UG, Roundtable Discussion, One-Line Diagrams, Summer 2007 Update Results, Review Open Item List, Coordination with OATF Models, Breakout Session.
• Systems Information Subcommittee - 05.16.2007 - Topics: Member Company Roundtable, PJM Operations, PJMnet and Link Outage Report, eSuite Update, Results of GMS Backup Test and DMT on Reason, Review of Member Company Working Group Protocols, Electric Utility Security Issues, Communication and System Issues, TOAC Metrics, Action Items.
• Planning Committee - 05.16.2007 - Topics: IRM Study Update, Hydro Rules Under RPM, Chichester/Linwood SPS, Manual Changes, NERC/RRO Update, 2008 RTEP, PJM Planning Committee Parking Lot.
• Demand Side Response Working Group and Customer Baseline Subcommittee - 05.15.2007 - Topics: CBL Subcommittee Update, Basis for 30% of LMP Incentive Calculation, Process for Long-Term Market Access by Demand Resources, DSR Strawman from Anti-Discrimination Coalition, Brief Discussion Regarding Candidates for New Standard CBL Protocol, Rank and Determine Standard CBL Method for DSRWG and MIC Consideration.
• Operating Committee - 05.15.2007 - Topics: eData Presentation, Administration, Committee/Subcommittee Updates, Review of Operations, NERC/RFC Update, AC 2 Update, Chichester SPS, OATF Summary, New Facilities Update, Audit Preparation - Manual Changes, PJM GMS, AGC Back-up Test Update, Action Items.
• Governance Working Group - 05.14.2007 - Topics: Sector Definitions and Qualifications for Membership, Future Agenda Items.
• Regional Planning Process Working Group - 05.10.2007 - Topics: Cost Allocation Compliance Filing, Order 890 Planning Straw Proposal.
• Reserve Requirements Assumptions Working Group - 05.10.2007 - Topics: Review of Parking Lot Items, Review Format of Draft 2007 Reserve Requirement Study Report, Discussion of Coordinated Regional Modeling Efforts, Discussion of 2007 Study Model.
• Market Settlements Working Group - 05.9.2007 - Topics: RPM Implementation, Marginal Losses Implementation, Replacement Project Update.
• System Operations Subcommittee - 05.9.2007 - 9:00 a.m.
• Transmission Expansion Advisory Committee - 05.9.2007 - Topics: Planning 201 Course, TEAC Draft Charter, Transmission Upgrade Web Page, RTEP Baseline Update, Market Efficiency Analysis Update, Interconnection Planning Impact Studies.
• Joint MIS/ISO - 05.8.2007 - Topics: Measurement and Verification Discussion, RTO/ISO Roundtable.
• Customer Baseline Subcommittee - 05.04.2007 - 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• Members Committee - 05.03.2007 - Topics: PJM Board of Managers Nominating Committee Report and Election of Board of Managers, Approve Operating Agreement Revisions to Allow Dynamic Scheduling on Non-Firm Transmission Service, Endorse Tariff Revisions to Schedule 9, Endorse Revisions to Schedule 10-NERC and Schedule 10-RFC, Approve Operating Agreement Revisions to Allow Intra-Planning Year ARR allocations, Governance Working Group Report, Market Operations Report, System Operations Report, First Quarter Financial Reports, Regulatory Activities Report, State Activities Report, ReliabilityFirst Activities Report, Markets and Reliability Committee Report.
• Transmission Owners Agreement-Administrative Committee - 05.03.2007 - Topics: Administrative Items, Remarks from PJM Board of Managers Attendees, Responses and Other Remarks from the TOA-AC, TOA-AC Work Plan Overview, Other Business.
• eDART User Group - 05.02.2007 - Topics: Generation - May 2007 Enhancements Release, Question and Answer Resolution Session. Transmission - May 2007 Enhancements Release, Reactive Reserve Check (RRC) Enhancements, Network Model Phase 1.1, New Transmission Planning Functionality, Future Email Notification Functionality for Planning, Reporting Improvements for Generator Outage Tickets, Question and Answer Resolution Session.
• Finance Committee - 05.01.2007 - Topics: FERC Fees, First Quarter 2007 Unaudited Financial Statements, Quarterly Financial Review, 2007 Forecast, Preliminary 2008 OPSI Budget.
• Public Interest and Environmental Organization User Group - 05.01.2007- 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  

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Stated Rate Plan Pays Credits to PJM Members

PJM is crediting refunds to its members as its rates continue to decline. A year ago, June 1, 2006, PJM instituted “stated rates,” fixed rates to recover the costs to run the grid control organization. The rate plan included a five-year series of rate cuts.

During 2007, PJM is crediting members’ bills with a total of $6.5 million, or approximately one cent per megawatt-hour. PJM’s management of costs allowed it to fully fund a financial reserve and to return savings to its members. Refunds during 2008 are expected to be approximately $40 million, or more than five cents per megawatt-hour. PJM’s composite rates to operate the grid and administer competitive wholesale electricity markets have declined by a third since 2003 – from 48 cents per megawatt-hour to 32 cents.

Before last June, PJM recovered its administrative costs through formula rates, which varied from month to month, depending on expenses. Now, PJM’s rates to recover administrative costs are fixed for a year at a time. Costs are managed within the fixed rates.

The rate plan includes a four-step structure of declining rates. Beginning June 1, 2006, the composite rate was 33 cents per megawatt-hour (MWh); beginning Jan. 1, 2007, 32 cents per MWh; beginning Jan. 1, 2008, 31 cents per MWh; and beginning Jan. 1, 2011, 30 cents per MWh.

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Marginal Losses Being Implemented June 1

PJM will begin reflecting transmission system losses in the locational marginal price of electricity starting June 1.

Marginal-loss pricing, as it is called, reflects in the price of electricity the losses that occur as electricity travels over the transmission system from generators to load. As electricity moves over the transmission system, some of the electricity is lost through the dissipation of heat that’s produced in transmission lines and transformers. This means that less electricity is delivered than was produced by the generators; the generators therefore must supply more energy to cover the load and the losses.

With marginal-loss pricing in effect, dispatch procedures will change to minimize the losses on the transmission system when it is economic to do so, increasing efficiency. As a result, the total megawatts produced in order to serve the actual load plus the losses will be reduced, resulting in a lower production cost. The savings have been estimated at about $100 million a year for the system as a whole.

Preparations for the change have been under way since the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last year approved the timing for implementing marginal-loss pricing. An extensive round of training, both in-person and online, was conducted for several months to help members and stakeholders prepare for the change.

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COO Zibelman Leaving PJM for New Position

Audrey A. Zibelman, executive vice president and chief operating officer, has announced she will be leaving PJM Interconnection to become president and CEO of Nodal Exchange, LLC, a new organization designed to establish a variety of forward financial products for the power markets.

Since joining PJM in 2004, Zibelman has had primary executive responsibilities for PJM's management of system operations, planning and markets, member relations and overall company administration. Zibelman has more than 25 years of utility experience in both the public and private sectors.

Zibelman agreed to stay on through late June to complete the transition. No decision has been made concerning her replacement.

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Building Momentum with Demand Response

PJM sponsored a Symposium on Demand Response on May 10-11 to provide practitioners from across the region with the opportunity to discuss how to strengthen planning, analysis, and implementation of demand response (DR) programs, strategies, and techniques. The aim was to identify impediments, opportunities and actions for expanding DR and the role it plays in the region.

The federal government favors expanded DR in the region, as do the states, utilities, and customers. The primary question is how to do DR properly and cost effectively. PJM is committed to getting DR right and to making it an even more integral part of regional electric system planning and operations in the years ahead.

More than 100 people participated in the symposium, including representatives from power companies, state and federal agencies, DR services providers, electricity customers, and PJM. The discussions covered both wholesale and retail markets. The proceedings from the symposium will be posted to www.pjm.com this month.

See upcoming announcements to register for forums in Fall 2007 focused on two important energy industry topics: long term contracting and addressing issues that exist between retail and wholesale electricity markets.

For additional information, please contact John Wilhelm at wilhej@pjm.com or 610-666-3132

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Standards Development Activities

Listed below are the current standards activities at NERC and the Regional Reliability Organizations (ReliabilityFirst (RFC) and SERC).

Note: There are no current SERC Supplements under development.

Upcoming Workshops

The 2007 RFC Compliance Seminars will be held in Baltimore on June 11-12, 2007 and in Columbus on June 25-26, 2007. The program will be updated based on FERC review of the ReliabilityFirst Delegation Agreement. For more information or to register for the seminar, go to the Compliance Seminars page of the RFC Web site.

Compliance Monitoring

RFC has posted its 2007 Compliance Implementation Plan and audit schedule on the Compliance Schedules section of the RFC Web site. SERC requirements can be found on the SERC Member Portal of the SERC Web site. Upcoming compliance deadlines are listed below.

Note: This is a data request for modeling data. Questions about this submittal can be directed to Rao Somayajula at 630-978-8863, or Rao Somayajula

The RFC Compliance Data Management System (CDMS) system is now live. This system will be the primary mechanism for compliance data submittal to RFC. For information on training or access to CDMS contact Norb Mizwicki at RFC.

PJM Member Communication

Compliance Contacts Distribution List
PJM has created a distribution list for Compliance Contacts in Member companies. This list will be used by PJM to communicate information on standards development and compliance activities. Utilize the Enrollment/Change Form on the PJM website if you’d like to be added to this list. Make sure to include “NERC Compliance Contacts” in the text box titled “Please list all committees affect by this change”.

Standards Review eRoom
PJM is creating an eRoom to be used for collaboration on standards review. NERC and regional standards that are out for comment will be posted to the eRoom so users can review the documents, post their comments, and review the comments of others. If you would like to subscribe to the eRoom please send an e-mail to Fredrick Ikugbagbe. Please note that the number of users is limited and access will be granted on a first-come first-serve basis. Depending on the interest level, we reserve the right to limit the number of users from each member company.

If you have comments or questions regarding any of the information above, please e-mail Alicia Daugherty, Manager of NERC & Regional Coordination.

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FERC Orders

May

• 05.21.2007 Docket No. ER07-231-001 (PDF)
  On May 21, 2007, the Commission issued an order, under Docket No. ER07-231-001, accepting the tariff sheet revisions for the Procedure to Protect for Loss Phase II Imports, with an effective date of January 16, 2007. The Commission, in an early order issued on January 12, 2007, had previously approved the Procedure but directed the RTOs/ISOs to re-file it as Tariff Sheets under section 205 of the Federal Power Act and to comply with the Commission's Order No. 614 requirement. In this order, the Commission dismissed a protest filed by First Energy as a restatement of its original comments which should have been addressed in a request for rehearing of the January 12, 2007 Order.
• 05.18.2007 Docket Nos. EL07-56-000 and EL07-58-000 (PDF)
  On May 18, 2007, FERC issued an order in Docket Nos. EL07-56 and EL07-58 consolidating the dockets and directing PJM and the PJM Market Monitor to respond to attached data requests within 10 days. The two dockets concern complaints based on certain allegations made by the Market Monitor at an April 5, 2007 Technical Conference at FERC.
• 05.18.2007 Docket No. EL06-94-001 (PDF)
  On May 18, 2007, in Docket No. EL06-94-001, the Commission issued an order denying rehearing requests on the Commission's order denying the Borough of Chambersburg and the Town of Front Royal's complaint regarding the method used by PJM to allocate Auction Revenue Rights ("ARRs") for the 2006-2007 planning year. The Commission reaffirmed its determination that PJM properly applied the pro-ration provisions of the PJM Tariff and that the Commission and participants were on notice regarding how the provisions would be implemented.
• 05.17.2007 Docket Nos. ER06-1271-001, ER06-954-004, ER06-456-008, ER07-424-000, EL07-57-000, ER06-880-003 (Consolidated) (PDF)
  On May 17, 2007, the Commission issued an order confirming intervention in the Regional Transmission Expansion Process (RTEP) dockets for the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio ("PUC Ohio").
• 05.17.2007 Docket Nos. ER06-1218-000, -001, -002, -003, -004 (PDF)
  On November 22, 2006, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ('Commission") generally approved PJM Interconnection L.L.C.'s ("PJM") long-term transmission rights ("LTTR") proposal, but required PJM to make a compliance filing proposing a LTTR full funding mechanism, and to separately engage in settlement discussions to develop revisions that would ensure LSEs received priority access to a minimum amount of LTTRs. In addition, the Commission required PJM to file rules that established procedures for granting LTTRs to parties that paid for transmission upgrades. On January 22, 2007, PJM filed a settlement that, among other things, guaranteed all stage 1A rights (i.e. LTTRs). On the same day, PJM made a compliance filing to fully fund all ARRs and FTRs, and to allocate any funding shortfall to all FTR holders on a pro-rata basis according to their target allocations. On February 16, 2007, PJM made a compliance filing regarding the rules to administer the granting of LTTRs to parties that funded transmission upgrades. In that filing, PJM stated the rules filed in Docket Nos. ER06-344 and EL06-67-001 met the relevant requirements of the November Order. On May 17, 2007, the Commission issued an order: 1) denying the rehearing requests filed in response to the Commission's November 22, 2006, order on PJM's initial LTTR proposal, and: 2) approving PJM's compliance filings and settlement filed in compliance with the November 2006 order. In the May 17th order, the Commission held that PJM and its stakeholders should develop rules related to external LSE's prospective eligibility for priority access to LTTRs, and should also re-visit the full-funding methodology and file a progress report on that issue by November 30, 2007.
• 05.15.2007 Docket Nos. ER06-456-006, ER06-954-002, ER06-1271-001, EL07-57-000, ER07-424-000, ER06-880-003 (Consolidated) (PDF)
  On May 15, 2007, the Commission issued an order of Chief Judge granting the motion to intervene of the New York Power Authority ("NYPA"). NYPA expressed that is has substantial interest in this proceeding that cannot be adequately be represented by any other party. No objections to NYPA's motion to intervene were filed. The intervention granted shall not be the basis for broadening the issues nor for delaying or deferring any matters in this proceeding.
• 05.15.2007 Docket Nos. ER06-1271-001, ER06-954-004, ER06-456-008, ER07-424-000, EL07-57-000, ER06-880-003 (Consolidated) (PDF)
  On May 15, 2007, the Commission issued an order granting intervention for the New York Power Authority ("NYPA") in Docket No. EL07-57-000 and all consolidated dockets.
• 05.04.2007 Docket No. RT01-98-001, RT01-98-009 (PDF)
  On May 4, 2007, the Commission issued an order an approving uncontested settlement agreement filed on behalf of Allegheny Power, PJM and the executing parties. This proceeding involved a dispute over the just and reasonable rate for PJM transmission service from AMP-Ohio's Richard Gorsuch Generation Station for the locked in period of April 1, 2002 through November 30, 2004. This order terminates Docket No. RT01-98-001 and the rehearing proceeding in Docket No. RT01-98-009.
• 05.03.2007 Docket Nos. ER07-632-000, ER07-632-001, ER07-632-002, ER06-880-006 (PDF)
  On May 3, 2007, in Docket Nos. ER07-632-000, -001, -002 and ER06-880-006, the Commission accepted for filing revisions to PJM's Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT), effective May 7, 2007, as requested. PJM's proposed tariff revisions include a new Schedule 14, which provides the terms and conditions for transmission service over the Neptune Line. Additionally, revisions to Attachments L and T of the OATT identify Neptune as a PJM transmission owner and add the Neptune Line as a merchant transmission facility.
• 05.03.2007 Docket No. ER07-662-000 (PDF)
  On May 3, 2007, in Docket No. ER07-662-000, the Commission accepted for filing PJM's revisions to Rate Schedule No. 42 of the Consolidated Transmission Owners Agreement (TOA) with an effective date of May 7, 2007, as requested. As a result of Neptune Regional Transmission System, LLC (Neptune) receiving authorization to operate as a merchant transmission owner, Neptune has joined PJM as a transmission owner pursuant to which it will transfer operational control of the Neptune Line to PJM.
• 05.02.2007 Docket No. ER07-647-000 (PDF)
  On May 2, 2007, in Docket No. ER07-647-000, the Commission issued a letter order accepting for filing an executed construction service agreement among PJM, Camp Grove Wind Farm, LLC, and Commonwealth Edison Company, with a February 20, 2007 effective date, as requested.
• 05.02.2007 Docket No. ER07-695-000 (PDF)
  On May 2, 2007, in Docket No. ER07-695-000, the Commission accepted for filing PJM's executed Interconnection Service Agreement (ISA) among PJM, PPL Shoreham Energy, L.L.C. (PPL Shoreham) and Metropolitan Edison Company. The ISA sets forth the terms and conditions of the interconnection of PPL Shoreham's 3.2 MW generating station being interconnected to the PJM system in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.
• 05.01.2007 Docket No. ER07-704-000 (PDF)
  On May 1, 2007 in Docket No. ER07-704-000, the Commission issued a letter order accepting for filing an executed nonconforming Network Integration Transmission Service Agreement (NITSA) between PJM and American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEP) that contained nonconforming language intended to clarify AEP's responsibilities under section 7.5 of the NITSA.

April

• 04.30.2007 Docket No. EL04-57-003 (PDF)
  On April 30, 2007 the Commission issued an order in Docket No. EL04-57-003 granting rehearing for further consideration of the Commission's order issued in this proceeding on March 1, 2007 concerning FPL Marcus Hook's complaint against PJM about interconnection of its generating facility.
• 04.30.2007 Docket No. ER07-668-000 (PDF)
  On April 30, 2007, in Docket No. ER07-668-000, the Commission accepted for filing the Wholesale Market Participation Agreement (WMPA) among PJM, Emporia Hydropower Limited Partnership (Emporia) and Virginia Electric Power Company. PJM stated the WMPA was necessary to facilitate Emporia's intent to engage in wholesale transactions in PJM's market.
• 04.27.2007 Docket No. ER07-675-000 (PDF)
  On April 27, 2007, the Commission issued a letter order accepting for filing an executed interconnection service agreement among PJM, the Allegheny Ridge Wind Farm, LLC and Pennsylvania Electric Company, and notice of cancellation for an Interim Interconnection Service Agreement that has been superseded, with a February 27, 2007 effective date, as requested.
• 04.25.2007 Docket No. EL07-58-000 (PDF)
  On April 25, 2007, the Commission issued a Notice of Designation of Commission Staff as Non-Decisional in the Organization of PJM States v. PJM complaint docket. Mr. Alan Haymes was designated as non-decisional staff and will not participate in an advisory capacity in deliberations on the issues pending in this docket.
• 04.25.2007 Docket Nos. ER06-456-006, ER06-954-002, ER06-1271-001, EL07-57-000, ER07-424-000, ER06-880-003 Consolidated (PDF)
  On April 25, 2007, the Commission issued an order appointing Settlement Judge (Bruce L. Birchman), holding pre-hearing conference (May 14, 2007), and procedural schedule in abeyance, and scheduling settlement conference in PJM's Regional Transmission Expansion Plan (RTEP) and Schedule 12 modifications - merchant transmission dockets.
• 04.24.2007 Docket No. EL07-57-000 (PDF)
  On April 24, 2007, the Commission issued a Notice of Institution of Proceeding and Refund Effective Date in Docket No. EL07-57-000 regarding PJM's allocation of costs for "economic" projects. The refund effective date will be the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
• 04.23.2007 Docket No. ER07-602-000 (PDF)
  On April 23, 2007, in Docket No. ER07-602-000, the Commission issued an order accepting revisions to Schedule 2 of the PJM Tariff that reflect a reallocation of the Reactive Power revenue requirement of Atlantic City Electric Company to RC Cape May Holdings, Inc. as a result of the sale of the generating station referred to as the BL England Station.

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• 05.25.2007 Docket No. EL07-56-000, EL07-58-000 (PDF)
  On May 25, 2007, PJM filed an Answer to the Motion for Extension of Time filed by Joseph E. Bowring. PJM requests the Commission to carefully weigh whether the extension requested by Mr. Bowring is warranted, and if it grants any extension, it should extend the deadline for both PJM and Mr. Bowring.
• 05.25.2007 Docket No. ER07-xxx-000 (PDF)
  On May 25, 2007, PJM and the Midwest ISO jointly filed to revise the Congestion Management Process ("CMP") of their Joint Operating Agreement ("JOA"). Specifically, the RTOs revise the market flow thresholds contained in section 4 of the CMP from the current zero percent level to "the percent required per the NERC TLR standard." In this filing, the RTOs request that the Commission grant a shortened 3-day comment period for the CMP amendments to allow the revisions become effective on May 29, 2007, to correspond with the date PJM will begin the NERC approved field test changing the market flow threshold used by the IDC to assign relief obligations to the Midwest ISO, PJM, and SPP from the current zero percent to three percent for a 12 month interim period to evaluate reliability issues.
• 05.24.2007 Docket Nos. EL07-56-000, EL07-58-000 (PDF)
  On May 24, 2007, Dr. Joseph E. Bowring, the Market Monitor for PJM Interconnection, through his counsel, requested the Commission to grant an extension of time -- specifically two additional weeks -- within which to respond to the Commission's May 18, 2007, data request.
• 05.23.2007 Docket No. ER07-926-000 (PDF)
  On May 23, 2007, under Docket No. ER07-926-000, PJM submitted for filing amendments to the Schedule 2 Reactive Supply and Voltage Control from Generation Sources Service ("Reactive Power") of the PJM Tariff to reflect a corporate name change for LSP-Kendall Energy, LLC, previously known as Dynegy Kendall Energy, LLC which was effective on April 2, 2007.
• 05.21.2007 Docket No. ER06-456-011, ER06-954-007, ER06-1271-006, ER07-424 (PDF)
  On May 21, 2007, in Docket Nos. ER06-456-000 et al., PJM filed a compliance filing at the FERC amending Schedule 12-Appendix of the PJM Tariff to set forth cost responsibility allocations for at or above 500 kV transmission facilities and applicable supporting facilities on a regional basis in accordance with Opinion No. 494 issued in Docket No. EL05-121-000, 002.
• 05.21.2007 Docket No. EL05-121-004 (PDF)
  On May 21, 2007, in Docket No. EL05-121-000 et al., PJM submitted a compliance filing amending Schedule 12 of the PJM Tariff to implement its proposal, as accepted by the Commission in Opinion No. 494, to allocate on a region-wide basis cost responsibility for at or above 500 kV transmission facilities and applicable necessary lower voltage supporting facilities.
• 05.21.2007 Docket No. EL07-63-000 (PDF)
  On May 21, 2007, Strategic Transmission, LLC (Strategic) filed a complaint against PJM requesting the Commission to direct PJM to identify the Incremental Capacity Transfer Rights ("ICTRs") for merchant transmission project S16 ("Project S16"). Strategic requested fast track processing of this complaint so that Project S16 can meet PJM's June 1, 2007 deadline for the start of project development.
• 05.18.2007 Docket No. ER06-554-000 (PDF)
  Please be advised that on May 18, 2007, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. ("PJM") filed an Electric Refund Report in Docket No. ER06-554-000, detailing refunds and associated interest from a Reactive Power Settlement between Virginia Electric and Power Company, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, and North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation.
• 05.18.2007 Docket No. ER07-909-000 (PDF)
  On May 18, 2007, PJM submitted revisions to the Operating Agreement (OA) that add greater detail to the procedural and substantive requirements applicable to an arrangement whereby an entity controlling a generating resource may dynamically schedule some or all of the output of such resource into or out of the PJM Control Area. PJM requested an effective date of July 17, 2007.
• 05.18.2007 Docket No. ER07-868-000 (PDF)
  On May 18, 2007, in Docket No. ER07-868-000, PJM made a supplemental filing with the Commission to include OATT tariff sheets with revisions that parallel those proposed to Section 6.4.2 of the Operating Agreement regarding the identification of Associated Units that were inadvertently omitted from the initial filing submitted on May 4, 2007.
• 05.18.2007 Docket No. ER07-xxx-000 (PDF)
  By this filing, BGE has today resubmitted revised tariff sheets filed on May 15, 2007 to be effective June 1, 2007, in order to display the Revised Tariff Sheet numbering and the issuance and effective dates. This is a ministerial compliance filing to reflect new FERC Form 1 reporting format requirements pursuant to FERC Order No. 668. This ministerial filing has no impact on rates.
• 05.15.2007 Docket No. RM04-12-000 (PDF)
  On May 15, 2007, Potomac Electric Power Company ("Pepco") submitted revised tariff sheets under the PJM Open-Access Transmission Tariff. The tariff sheet includes changes to Pepco's Formula Rate Template (Attachment H-9A of the PJM Tariff) that are limited to those necessary to implement the Commission orders in Docket No. RM04-12-000. The revised tariff changes do not change the effect or intent of Pepco's formula-based transmission rates.
• 05.15.2007 Docket No. RM04-12-000 (PDF)
  On May 15, 2007, Delmarva Power & Light Company ("Delmarva") submitted revised tariff sheets under the PJM Open-Access Transmission Tariff. The tariff sheets include changes to Delmarva's Formula Rate Template (Attachment H-3D of the PJM Tariff) that are limited to those necessary to implement the Commission's orders in Docket No. RM04-12-000. The revised tariff changes do not change the effect or intent of Pepco's formula based transmission rates.
• 05.15.2007 Docket No. RM04-12-000 (PDF)
  On May 15, 2007, Atlantic City Electric Company ("Atlantic City") submitted revised tariff sheets under the PJM Open-Access Transmission Tariff. These tariff sheets include changes to Atlantic City's Formula Rate Template (Attachment H-1A of the PJM Tariff) that are limited to those necessary to implement the Commission orders in Docket No. RM04-12-000. The revised tariff changes do not change the effect or intent of Pepco's formula-based transmission rates.
• 05.15.2007 Docket Nos. ER05-6-xxx, EL04-135-xxx, EL02-111-xxx, EL03-212-xxx (PDF)
  The PJM Transmission Owners, acting through the Consolidated Transmission Owners Agreement, filed pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power Act, to revise Attachments R and X of the PJM Open Access Transmission Tariff to provide for how PJM shall implement SECA revenue distribution for all settlements approved by the Commission in the Seams Elimination Cost Adjustment ("SECA") proceedings. The tariff changes reflect an agreement reached among the PJM Transmission Owners for implementing revenue distribution for charges under settlements reached in the SECA proceedings by one or more PJM Transmission Owner.
• 05.14.2007 Docket No. ER07-891-000 (PDF)
  On May 11, 2007, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. made a filing in Docket No. ER07-891-000, revising the chart in Schedule 2 of the PJM Open Access Transmission Tariff to adjust downward the zonal revenue requirements of REES for providing cost-based Reactive Support and Voltage Control from Generation Source Service in the PJM region.
• 05.11.2007 Docket No. ER07-888-000 (PDF)
  On May 11, 2007, PJM submitted for filing with FERC amendments to Schedule 12 of the Operating Agreement to update the PJM Member List to add new members, delete withdrawn members, and reflect member name changes.
• 05.09.2007 Docket No. ER07-873-000 (PDF)
  On May 9, 2007, in Docket No. ER07-873-000, PJM filed with FERC revisions to the PJM Tariff to delete references to the Dominion Zone as part of the Schedule 10 - NERC and Schedule 10 - RFC rate schedules, and deletion from Schedule 10 of references to the MAAC. PJM requests FERC accept the proposed revisions and waive the 60 day prior notice requirement, allowing them to become effective July 1, 2007.
• 05.08.2007 Docket No. QM07-4-000 (PDF)
  On May 8, 2007, PJM filed with the Commission a Motion to Intervene in the American Electric Power Service Corporation ("AEP") proceeding, in Docket No. QM07-4-000. AEP filed on behalf of its operating companies, requesting the Commission to issue a declaratory order determining that the operating companies of AEP located within PJM are not required, because of their location with PJM, to enter into new contracts or obligations to purchase electric energy from PURPA qualifying facilities rated greater than 20 MW of net generating capacity as otherwise required by under PURPA's mandatory purchase requirements.
• 05.07.2007 Docket No. ER07-868-000 (PDF)
  On May 7, 2007, in Docket No. ER07-868-000, PJM submitted revisions to section 6.4.2 to the PJM Operating Agreement that clarify the criteria for determining a generation unit's eligibility for relief under the offer price cap provisions as an "associated unit" or "AU". PJM requested an effective date of July 3, 2007.
• 05.03.2007 Docket No. EL07-58-000 (PDF)
  On May 3, 2007, PJM filed its answer to the complaint in Docket No. EL07-58, which concerns allegations regarding the PJM market monitor. In its answer, PJM showed that the complaint closely paralleled a similar complaint filed in Docket No. EL07-56, which PJM already had answered, and that FERC should not act on the market monitoring plan tariff changes that the EL07-58 complaint additionally sought, as PJM's Board was expected to complete its own review of market monitoring structure best practices in the near future.
• 05.01.2007 Docket No. AD06-9-000 (PDF)
  On May 1, 2007, PJM filed with the Commission comments following up on the Technical Conference on Seams Issues for RTOs and ISOs in the Eastern Interconnection under Docket No. AD06-9-000. These comments principally recommended that the Commission take certain actions to reform the method for managing loop flow consistent with the model offered by the MISO/PJM Joint Operating Agreement and Congestion Management Protocol.

April

• 04.30.2007 Docket No. ER06-1474-000 (PDF)
  On April 30, 2007, in Docket No. ER06-1474, PJM filed an answer to protests regarding its compliance filing, in which PJM provided information regarding how it would evaluate the metrics set forth in its transmission planning protocol for determining the benefits of including economic-based upgrades in the RTEP.
• 04.30.2007 Docket No. EL07-56-000 (PDF)
  On April 30, 2007, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. submitted an answer to the Complaint For A Show-Cause Order in Docket No. EL07-56-000 indicating that the Commission should dismiss the Complaint as unsupported or hold it in abeyance pending the PJM Board of Managers' investigation of statements made by the PJM Market Monitor.
• 04.27.2007 Docket Nos. ER03-236-006, EL04-121-000, -001, -002 (PDF)
  On April 27, 2007, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., in accordance with Article VI of the settlement agreement filed in the above dockets on November 16, 2005, and approved by the Commission on January 27, 2006, submitted the PJM Market Monitor's 2006 State of the Market Report. The State of the Market Report can be accessed on the PJM web site under the Markets tab.

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