| Committee
Meetings:
November
- MISO
/ PJM / SPP / TVA Meeting – 11.01.07 – Topics:
Review the Structure for Coordinated Planning among the parties, Discuss
Areas for
Coordination of Planning Analyses, Discuss the Development of a Scope
of Activity for the 2007/08 Period, Discuss a Timeline for Upcoming
Analysis Activities and the Development of Coordinated System Plans
October
- Market
Implementation Committee
– 10.31.07 – Topics: Administration, MSWG Proposed Business
Rules, FTR Full Funding Uplift, Long-Term Market Access for Demand Side
Response, Spread Bid product Development, Update on Marginal Losses,
Capacity Market Manual Review, Day Ahead Operating Reserve Calculation,
ARR / FTR Auction Schedule, Unsecured Credit for Net Sellers, Inclusion
of Critical Infrastructure Protection Costs in the Black Start Tariff,
Report on Market Operations, eMKT User Interface Issues, Working Group
Updates, Future Agenda Items.
- Tariff
Advisory Committee – 10.31.07 - Topics: Administration,
Order 890 Compliance Filing – Planning, System Impact Study Tariff
Revisions, RPM Tariff Revisions, Long-Term FTR Auction Business Rules,
Schedule 2 Reactive Support and Voltage Control, Transmission Request
Credit Requirements, FTR Credit Requirements, Balancing Operating Reserve
Construct.
- Finance
Committee
– 10.26.07 – Topics: Approve Minutes from September 14th
Meeting, 2008 Expense and Capital Budget, Stated Rates and Refunds,
Next Finance Committee Meeting
- Reliability
Pricing Model Working Group – 10.25.07 – Topics:
Continue discussion of longer-term RPM Parking Lot issues, including
mitigation in Incremental Auctions
- Markets
and Reliability Committee – 10.24.07 – Topics:
Administration, Demand Side Response Market Rules, Order 890 Compliance
Filing – Planning, Additional Locational Delivery Area, System
Impact Study Tariff Revisions, RPM Tariff Revisions, Long-Term FTR Auction
Business Rules, Schedule 2 Reactive Support and Voltage Control, Transmission
Request Credit Requirements, Balancing Operating Reserve Construct,
three Pivotal Supplier Task Force, RPM Auction Results, Market Implementation
Report, Planning Committee Report, Legal Report, Future Agenda Items
- Transmission
Owners Agreement – Administrative Committee –
10.23.07 – Topics: Administrative Items, TOA Parties Update, Smart
Grid WG Report, Board Liaison Committee, Load Dump Ratings, Order 890,
ERO Indemnity, Transformer Sharing Agreement, Finance Committee Update,
Work Plan, Legal Issues Team, PJM Update, Other Business, Future Meetings
-
Dispatcher Training Task Force
– 10.23.07 – Topics: Review and Approve Minutes from the
September 25th Meeting, Report from SOS Liaison, eDART Updates, PJM
Operations Training, PJM Manuals, NERC and PJM Certification, PJM Training
and Certification Compliance Monitoring, Status of NERV Operator Training
Standard, PER-005 and System Operator Certification, Your Items
- Three
Pivotal Supplier Task Force
– 10.22.07 – Topics: Administration, Three Pivotal Supplier
Test in the Regulation Market, Brattle Group Recommendations to PJM
regarding Market Power Mitigation, Future Meetings
-
Governance
Working Group – 10.19.07 – Topics: Lessons
Learned from Liaison Committee Meeting with the Board of Managers, Review
updated draft of Voting Reports
-
Demand
Side Response Working Group – 10.19.07 – Topics:
The finalized Proposed Future Economic DSR Structure will be the focus
of the meeting and an indicative sector vote is planned
-
Nuclear
Generation Owners/Operators User Group – 10.18.07
- Planning
Committee
– 10.18.07 – Topics: NERC/RPO Update, Proposed Locational
Deliverability Area, Operational Performance Update, RPM Planning Issues,
Manual M-14B Revisions, Manual Revisions, Summer 2007 Load Data, Interconnection
Queue Changes, PJM PC Parking Lot
-
eDART XML
- 10.18.07
- Liaison
Committee
– 10.17.07 – Topics: Organizational Discussion of Liaison
Committee/Board of Managers meetings: Charter Review, Expectations,
Future meeting dates, Discussions: November 15th General Session, 2008
Budget, Member Support, Installed Reserve Margin Discussion, Updates:
CEO Search Process, Duquesne Light company Withdrawal, Marketing Monitoring
Unit, Independent Board Report Status, Remaining board agenda items
for discuss with the Liaison Committee should time permit: Credit Policy
Update, Generation Queue Update, Regional Transmission Plan Changes
and Additions, Business Continuity Plan, Transmission Cost Allocation,
Board Reports
-
System
Information Subcommittee - 10.17.07
- Market
Implementation Committee
– 10.17.07 – Topics: Endorse on short-term changes to RPM
Operating Committee Meeting – 10.16.07 – Topics: Administration,
Committee/Subcommittee Updates, Review of Operations, NERV/RFC Update,
Operating Reserve Calculation, FERC Order 698 Data Request, Read-Only
Access to PJM EMS System, 2008 OC Meetings, Action Items
-
Regional
Planning Process Working Group – 10.12.07 –
Topics: Order 888 compliance Filing, Future Meeting Dates
-
Demand
Side Response Working Group – 10.11.07 – Topics:
Proposed Future Economic DSR Structure
-
Reliability
Pricing Model Working Group - 10.10.07 – Topics:
Contents of November RPM Filing, Mitigation in Incremental Auctions,
EFORd for Incremental Auctions, PLC Updates – January or June?,
EFORd for Base Residual Auctions
-
System
Operations Subcommittee – 10.10.07 – Topics:
Review of Operations, Working Group Updates, System Operator Training
and Certification, MIC Update, Black Start Testing, Operating Reserve
Requirement, Generator Reactive Items, FERC Order 698 Update, NERV/RFC
Audit Update, Future Agenda Items
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Reserve
Requirements Assumptions Working Group – 10.09.07
– Topics: Administration, Minutes, Review Existing Parking Lot
Items, 2007 RRS Report – Feedback on Improvements for 2008 Report,
Schedule and Timetable for Compliance with RPM, Discussion of 2007 Northeast
SAS User Group Conference Paper Titled: “Reinventing a Legacy
System with SAS, the Web, and OLAP Reporting, Discussion of Manual 20,
Revision 3, Future Meeting.
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Governance
Working Group - 10.08.07 – Topics: Administration,
Charter Update, Strategic Report Items, Parking Lot, Future Agenda Items,
Proposed Future Meetings
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MISO-PJM
Joint and Common Market Meeting – 10.05.07 –
Topics: Administration, Status on Joint and Common Market Initiatives,
Detailed Updates, Additional Potential JCM Initiatives, Next Steps,
Next Meeting
-
Long
Term FTR Working Group – 10.04.07 – Topics:
Charter Feedback from MIC, Review and Discussion of Proposed Modifications
to PJM’s Data Postings, Future Meetings
-
Reserve Markets Working Group
– 10.04.07 – Topics: Meeting Cancelled and committee closed
- Market
Data Working Group – 10.03.07 – Topics: Roll
Call, Charter Feedback from MIC, Review and Discussion of Proposed Modifications
to PJM’s Data Postings, Future Meetings
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PJM
Board authorizes $2.1 billion in transmission upgrades
PJM’s
Board approved $2.1 billion in electric transmission system additions
and upgrades at its October 17 meeting. The improvements will maintain
the reliability of the power supply system serving 51 million people in
13 states and the District of Columbia. The additions include a new 500-kilovolt
transmission line through the Delmarva Peninsula.
The
PJM Board has authorized a cumulative $9.3 billion in transmission improvements
since 2000 when the first Regional Transmission Expansion Plan was approved.
The
proposed new 500-kilovolt transmission line would run approximately 230
miles from the Possum Point Station at Dumfries, Va., through the Delmarva
Peninsula and end at the Salem Station in Lower Alloways Creek Township,
N.J. It is estimated to cost $1.05 billion.
The
line is being recommended now to provide time for permitting and construction.
Pepco Holdings, Inc., the utility building the line, will determine the
route it will follow subject to government and regulatory approval. PJM
does not set the routes.
The
updates to the regional transmission plan include several other significant
projects.
A
new 345-kilovolt transmission line will be built between the Carson and
Brunot Island stations in Pittsburgh. The estimated cost is $291 million
with an in-service date of June 2012.
There
are $450 million in upgrades planned throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Dominion
regions of PJM to handle power flows from a merchant transmission project
between Ridgefield, N.J., and New York City. The merchant (i.e. non-utility)
project would supply up to 670 megawatts (MW) of capacity from PJM to
New York. The developer is responsible for the costs of the upgrades.
A
larger transformer and a spare unit are to be installed at the Kammer
Substation near Moundsville, W.V., by June 2009 at a cost of $42 million.
The Kammer transformer is critical to power transfers across PJM. In addition,
the cost of congestion on the facility has totaled more than $220 million
since 2005.
The
updates to PJM’s regional plan also include transmission upgrades
for the interconnection of new generation totaling 6,334 MW. Through PJM’s
regional planning process, 19,912 MW of new generation have been interconnected,
and 4,547 MW of generation is now under construction.
PJM’s
Regional Transmission Expansion Plan includes upgrades and new projects
to maintain system reliability and to interconnect new electric generation.
PJM has a 15-year planning horizon. The plan considers the growth and
changes in the broad, multi-state region. By not being limited to considering
just one utility’s service territory, the PJM planning process can
determine the most effective and cost-efficient transmission solution
no matter where it is located in the region.
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New
reports show ISOs and RTOs provide tangible benefits
Three
reports, released on October 16 by the ISO/RTO Council (IRC), highlight
the value of the electricity markets administered by North America’s
10 Independent System Operators (ISOs) and Regional Transmission Organizations
(RTOs).
The
reports focus on the progress of competitive markets, as well as how ISOs
and RTOs help foster development of demand response and renewable energy
resources. The reports were unveiled during a media briefing in Washington,
D.C., hosted by IRC-member CEOs and senior executives. PJM is a member
of the IRC.
The
reports are available on the documents page of www.iso-rto.org.
Here is a brief summary of each report:
Progress
of Organized Wholesale Electricity Markets in North America
Reviewing the 2006 results of the organized electricity markets, this
report concludes that organized wholesale electricity markets reflect
meaningful competition. Despite record peak demand levels in 2006, the
ISOs and RTOs maintained high levels of reliability. In addition, electricity
prices in the majority of these markets have been falling, regional planning
is producing new transmission investments, and markets are providing price
signals that support investment in new generation.
Harnessing
the Power of Demand: How ISOs and RTOs Are Integrating Demand Response
into Wholesale Electricity Markets
ISOs and RTOs provide a market framework that enables demand response
— the ability of consumers to respond to emergency, peak-demand,
or high wholesale price conditions—to realize its full value. They
do so by providing transparent market prices, lowering the barriers to
market entry, reducing transaction costs, and offering large, liquid markets
that can support significant demand reduction. As of June 2007, this market
framework has resulted in 23,129 MW of demand response participating in
the ISO and RTO markets, representing about 4.5 percent of their combined
electricity demand.
Increasing
Renewable Resources: How ISOs and RTOs are Helping Meet This Public Policy
Objective
Renewable resources, including hydroelectric generation, supply approximately
nine percent of the energy provided by the members of the IRC. According
to the report, the markets operated by the ISO and RTOs are enabling significant
growth and development of renewable resources.
The IRC is an industry organization that includes 10 ISOs and RTOs that
serve two-thirds of electricity consumers in the United States and just
over 50 percent of Canada’s population. In addition to PJM, the
members are: Alberta Electric System Operator; California Independent
System Operator Corporation; Electric Reliability Council of Texas; Independent
Electricity System Operator, Ontario; ISO New England; Midwest Independent
Transmission System Operator; New Brunswick System Operator; New York
Independent System Operator and Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
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PJM
Reliability Pricing Model attracts more generation, demand response
The
results of PJM Interconnection’s third capacity auction using its
Reliability Pricing Model (RPM) show increased generation and demand response
supplies to meet capacity requirements. The results also showed a shift
from PJM being a net exporter of capacity to a net importer. The auction’s
results were posted October 12. An adjustment to the RTO-wide price was
made on October 16.
The price for capacity for portions of the PJM region dropped to $102.04
for the June 2009 to May 2010 delivery year from $111.92 in the auction
for the 2008-2009 delivery year. The price decrease results from more
capacity being available to meet forecasted load. Prices in two sub-regions
increased, reflecting transmission constraints and the shorter supply
of capacity relative to forecasted demand growth since the last auction.
For the 2009/2010 auction, the capacity exports were 2,240.9 MW and the
capacity imports were 2,563.2 MW resulting in a net capacity import of
322.3 MW. In addition, the current auction cleared 893 megawatts (MW)
of demand response. That’s about the amount of capacity provided
by a large power plant.
Since
the auctions began, 2,589 MW of new generating capacity were added. Additionally,
available capacity in 2009-2010 increased by 9,107 MW as a result of the
RPM implementation.
RPM
sends price signals that attract resources to the areas where they are
most needed.
Capacity
prices rose in the Southeastern Mid-Atlantic sub-region where demand for
electricity is growing faster than capacity supplies. (The sub-region
includes the service territories of Baltimore Gas and Electric Company
and Pepco.) The capacity price in the sub-region rose to $237.33 per megawatt-day
from $210.11 in the previous auction.
Capacity
prices were $191.32 per megawatt-day in the region that includes Allegheny
Power; Atlantic City Electric; Delmarva Power; Jersey Central Power &
Light Co.; Metropolitan Edison Co.; PECO; Pennsylvania Electric Co.; PPL
Electric Utilities; PSE&G; and UGI Utilities, Inc. Transmission limits
pushed capacity prices higher in that sub-region.
The
RPM auction provides a way for electricity providers to have enough capacity—power
to be drawn from when needed—to reliably serve the 51 million people
in the PJM region. The most recent auction was the third of three held
this year since the new pricing model began.
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PJM
CEO and president Karl V. Pfirrmann sees dialogue as key to tackling tough
issues
Recently
members of PJM’s board met with representative members in our first
Liaison Committee meeting. The creation of the Liaison Committee was an
initiative to foster better communication between PJM Members and the
PJM Board.
I think we all found this first meeting very encouraging with its open
and candid dialogue on the topics discussed and participation in the meeting.
Fifteen members representing five sectors, the chair and vice chair of
the Members Committee and PJM’s 10 board members participated in
the meeting. The committee discussed several topics including updates
on the 2008 budget, the board’s recent decision regarding the Installed
Reserve Margin and progress on the CEO search. Feedback from some Members
indicates they were pleased with the dialogue as well, with several noting
they were impressed with the depth of knowledge the board had on the issues.
However, for me, it wasn’t as much about what was discussed, but
how. There are other ways PJM can and does convey important information.
However, the Liaison Committee provides a forum for interactive, two-way
discussion. This is the kind of dialogue that ultimately fosters better
understanding among all participating. We’re looking forward to
meeting again in another couple of months and keeping the momentum going.
Facilitating dialogue is how I’d best characterize many of the
meetings we’ve had over the past two months since I stepped into
this role. Since then, along with the senior staff, we’ve been meeting
with many of our stakeholders, including the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, state regulatory agencies, Members, the Organization of PJM
States (OPSI), legislators and others. Along with the board, we’ve
also met with state regulators and U.S. senators and representatives.
We’ve
faced some tough issues over the past several months, where our stakeholders
have differing opinions on solutions. It can be challenging to balance
all interests. If nothing else, I hope that our stakeholders and other
interested parties know PJM hears them and wants to continue to work toward
common understanding. With that said, however, I hope all will appreciate
that PJM will continue to be guided by our firm understanding of who we
are, our role and our mission to maintain grid reliability and administer
an efficient, transparent wholesale power market. I believe that in the
end that’s what our stakeholders want and expect us to do above
all else.
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State
regulators survey to be issued soon
Starting
in mid November, PJM will be distributing a survey to regulators throughout
PJM’s region. The survey will help identify where PJM is meeting
the states’ needs and where improvement opportunities exist. The
survey will be conducted by an outside company so that responses will
remain confidential.
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PJM
to host pandemic symposium
PJM
members and electric sector representatives are invited to attend a PJM-hosted
symposium on preparing for a pandemic. The symposium, titled “Implementing
Best Practices in Pandemic Preparedness”, will be held Dec. 5 at
the Crowne Plaza
in King of Prussia, Pa.
This program will give attendees insight into how government administrators
and others in the electric industry are planning for a pandemic, and help
participants refine their own strategy and planning assumptions.
If
you have any questions, please contact Ron
Hedges at (610) 666-4225.
Register.
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FERC Orders
October
- 10.25.2007 Docket
No. ER05-6-097 (PDF)
On October 25, 2007, the Commission issued an Order Approving Uncontested
Partial Settlement, in Docket Nos. ER05-6-097, et al., between PJM Transmission
Owners ("PJM TOs") and PJM load-serving entities ("PJM
LSEs") filed a settlement agreement that resolves among them all
the issues related to Seams Elimination Cost Adjustment ("SECA")
monetary obligations that were set for hearing.
- 10.23.2007 Docket
Nos. ER05-6-084, EL04-135-087, EL02-111-104, EL03-212-100 (PDF)
On October 23, 2007, the Commission issued an Order Approving Uncontested
Partial Settlement, in Docket Nos. ER05-6-084, et al., between Dayton
Power & Light Company ("Dayton"), Nordic Marketing, L.L.C.
("Nordic"), and a number of transmission-dependent utilities
that was filed on August 11, 2006 that resolved among them all the issues
related to the Seams Elimination Cost Adjustment ("SECA")
charges that had been set for hearing.
- 10.23.2007 Docket
Nos. ER05-6-099, EL04-135-102, EL02-111-119, EL03-212-115 (PDF)
On October 23, 2007, the Commission issued an Order Approving Uncontested
Partial Settlement, in Docket Nos. ER05-6-099, et al., between three
operating subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corporation ("FirstEnergy
Companies") and four PJM-area load-serving entities ("LSEs")
that was filed on July 2, 2007 that resolved among them all the issues
related to the Seams Elimination Cost Adjustment ("SECA")
charges that were set for hearing.
- 10.23.2007 Docket
No. ER07-1301-001 (PDF)
On October 23, 2007, the Commission issued an order, in Docket No. ER07-1301-001,
accepting the rate schedule which specifies Elwood Energy, LLC ("Elwood")
revenue requirements for providing Reactive Power from Elwood's generating
facility located in Elwood, Illinois in the PJM control area.
- 10.23.2007 Docket
No. ER05-6-098 (PDF)
On October 23, 2007, the Commission issued an Order Approving Uncontested
Partial Settlement, in Docket Nos. ER05-6-098, et al., between the Multiple
Transmission Dependent Utilities ("MTDUs") and certain settling
Midwest ISO Transmission Owners ("Settling TOs") that was
filed on December 12, 2006 that resolves among them all the issues related
to the Seams Elimination Cost Adjustment ("SECA") charges
that had been set for hearing.
- 10.22.2007 Docket
Nos. ER05-6-060, EL04-135-062, EL02-111-080, EL03-212-076 (PDF)
On October 22, 2007, the Commission issued an Order Approving Uncontested
Partial Settlement, in Docket Nos. ER05-6-060, et al., between Exelon
Corporation ("Exelon"), PJM Transmission Owners ("PJM
TOs") and Wisconsin Public Power, Inc. ("WPPI") that
was filed on April 28, 2006. Pursuant to the settlement, WPPI agrees
to pay $2,011,609 to the PJM TOs to resolve the Seams Elimination Cost
Adjustment ("SECA") charges issues. WPPI agrees to pay additional
$100,000 directly to ComEd, separately from the other PJM TOs.
- 10.22.2007 Docket
No. ER05-6-058 (PDF)
On October 22, 2007, the Commission issued an Order Approving Uncontested
Partial Settlement, in Docket Nos. ER05-6-058, et al., between PJM Transmission
Owners ("PJM TOs") and Madison Gas and Electric Company ("Madison")
filed a settlement agreement that resolves among them all the issues
related to Seams Elimination Cost Adjustment ("SECA") monetary
obligations that were set for hearing.
- 10.22.2007 Docket
No. ER06-1218-005 (PDF)
On October 22, 2007, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued
an Order on Clarification and Denying Rehearing in Docket No. ER06-1218-005.
The order denied PSEG's request for rehearing and HP Energy's request
for clarification. The order also required PJM to make a compliance
filing within 30 days to revise its Tariff and Operating Agreement to
explicitly exclude FTR holders with net negative FTR target allocation
positions from the assessment of transmission rights uplift charges.
- 10.18.2007 Docket
No. OA07-81-000 (PDF)
On October 18, 2007, the Commission issued a letter order, in Docket
No. OA07-81, accepting the July 13, 2007 filing by the PJM Transmission
Owners of an informational filing in compliance with Order No. 890.
Order No. 890 requires that transmission charges be redesigned to ensure
that the class of customers not benefiting from the Capacity Benefit
Margin (CBM) set-aside, i.e., point-to-point customers, do not pay a
transmission charge that includes the cost of the CBM set-aside. The
PJM Transmission Owners state that the current PJM Border Rate is below
the rate that could be supported by a load-weighted average of all zonal
point-to-point transmission service rates and does not include the cost
of the CBM set-aside.
- 10.18.2007 Docket
No. ER07-1186-000 (PDF)
On October 18, 2007, the Commission accepted PJM's filing of a cost
allocation report and cost allocations for RTEP projects approved by
the PJM Board in June 2007, subject to the outcome of other pending
RTEP cost allocation proceedings and the submission of further compliance
filings.
- 10.17.2007 Docket
No. EL07-89-000 (PDF)
On October 17, 2007, in Docket No. EL07-89-000, the Commission submitted
the Trial Staff's initial comments on the Settlement Agreement filed
on September 27, 2007 by PJM on behalf of PJM and H-P Energy Resources,
LLC ("H-P"), Virginia Electric and Power Company d.b.a. Dominion
Virginia and PPL EnergyPlus, LLC. The Trial Staff supports and accepts
the Settlement stating it resolves all issues related to H-P's complaint
against PJM concerning the processing of H-P's merchant transmission
interconnection requests for Projects S119 and S120 in PJM's New Service
Queue.
- 10.16.2007 Docket
Nos. EL07-101-000, ER05-6-100, EL04-135-103, EL02-111-120, EL03-212-116
(PDF)
On October 16, 2007, the Commission issued a Notice of Extension of
Time granting a further extension for filing motions to intervene, comments,
protests and answers to the AEP v. PJM and MISO Complaint regarding
the regional rate design and cost allocation for existing and new transmission
facilities. The Order extends the due date to October 29, 2007 in Docket
Nos. EL07-101-000, ER05-6-100, EL04-135-103, EL02-111-120 and EL03-212-116.
- 10.12.2007 Docket
Nos. ER07-1286-000, -001 (PDF)
On October 12, 2007, the Commission issued an order, in Docket Nos.
ER07-1286-000 and ER07-1286-001, accepting revisions to Schedule 2 of
the PJM Tariff. The revisions reflected, among other things, (i) removal
of the revenue requirement collected by FPL Energy Power Marketing,
Inc. for Reactive Power and (ii) the downward adjustment of the zonal
Reactive Power revenue requirement of Dynegy Kendall Energy.
- 10.12.2007 Docket
Nos. RT01-2-000, -001, -002, -003 and RT01-98-000 (PDF)
On October 12, 2007, FERC issued a Notice of PJM Interconnection, LLC's.
et al., information posted on PJM's internet Web site updating the progress
on the resolution of Regional Transmission Organization seams under
Docket Nos. RT01-2-000, -001, -002, -003 and RT01-98-000.
- 10.10.2007 Docket
Nos. ER06-456-006, ER06-954-002, ER06-1271-001, ER07-424-000, EL07-57-000
(Consolidated) (PDF)
On October 10, 2007, the Commission issued an order establishing the
procedural schedule which the parties and the Commission Trial Staff
have agreed to follow.
- 10.10.2007 Docket
Nos. ER06-456-006, ER06-954-002, ER06-1271-001, ER07-424-000, EL07-57-000
(Consolidated) (PDF)
On October 10, 2007, the Commission, by David H. Coffman, Presiding
Administrative Law Judge, issued an Order Adopting Rules for the Conduct
of the Hearing.
- 10.10.2007 Docket
Nos. EL05-60-001, -002, -003 (PDF)
On October 10, 2007, the Commission issued a letter order accepting
for filing revisions to the PJM OATT to comply with the Commission's
September 15, 2005 Order. The revisions modify the feasibility, system
impact and facility study provisions and section 47.2 of the OATT (Right
of Interconnection Customer to Transmission Injections Rights and Transmission
Withdrawal Rights) and are effective June 1, 2007, as requested.
- 10.09.2007 Docket
Nos. ER06-880-009, ER07-632-003 (PDF)
On October 9, 2007, the Commission issued an order, in Docket Nos. ER06-880-009
& ER07-632-003, accepting revised tariff sheets under the PJM Tariff.
The revised tariff sheets were submitted in compliance with the Commissions
May 3, 2007 letter order.
- 10.09.2007 Docket
Nos. ER07-632-003, ER06-880-009 (PDF)
On October 9, 2007, in Docket Nos. ER07-632-003 and ER06-880-009, the
Commission issued a letter order accepting for filing, effective May
7, 2007, as requested, revised PJM tariff sheets submitted in compliance
with the Commission's May 3, 2007, letter order.
- 10.09.2007 Docket
No. ER07-1322-000 (PDF)
On October 9, 2007, the Commission issued a letter order accepting for
filing an executed Wholesale Market Participation Agreement (WMPA) among
PJM, Salem County Landfill Energy, LLC (SCLE) and Atlantic City Electric
Company (ACE). The WMPA will facilitate SCLE's sales of electric energy
into PJM's markets and is effective August 8, 2007, as requested.
- 10.09.2007 Docket
No. ER07-1299-000 (PDF)
On October 9, 2007, the Commission issued a letter order accepting for
filing an executed Interconnection Service Agreement between The Potomac
Edison Company d/b/a Allegheny Power and Savage Mountain Wind Force,
LLC. The effective date is July 23, 2007, as requested.
- 10.09.2007 Docket
Nos. ER07-1325-000, ER07-1326-000 (PDF)
On October 9, 2007, the Commission issued an order, in Docket Nos. ER07-1325-000
& ER07-1326-000, accepting among other things, an executed Revised
Interconnection Service Agreement and an executed Transmission Facilities
Agreement between Delmarva Power & Light Company and Old Dominion
Electric Cooperative.
- 10.09.2007 Docket
No. ER07-1294-000 (PDF)
On October 9, 2007, the Commission issued a letter order approving for
filing, PJM's revised Schedule 12 under the Operating Agreement, which
updated the Members list to include new members, deleted withdrawing
members and to reflect member's corporate name changes. The effective
date of the filing is August 18, 2007, as requested.
- 10.05.2007 Docket
Nos. EL07-101-000, et al. (PDF)
On October 5, 2007, the Commission issued a Notice of Extension of Time
for filing motions to intervene, comments, protests and answers to the
Complaint filed by American Electric Power Service Corporation. The
Order extends the due date to October 26, 2007 in Docket No. EL07-101-000,
et al.
- 10.05.2007 Docket
Nos. EL07-56-001 and EL07-58-001 (PDF)
On October 5, 2007, the Commission issued an Order Appointing Facilitator
and Ruling on Motion for Intervention in Docket Nos. EL07-56-001 and
EL07-58-001 (consolidated).
- 10.05.2007
Docket
Nos. ER06-456-006, et al. (PDF)
On October 5, 2007, the Commission issued an Errata amending the Order
Scheduling Prehearing Conference issued September 24, 2007 scheduling
the hearing date to begin no later than May 5, 2008 in Docket Nos. ER06-456-006,
et al.
- 10.05.2007 Docket
Nos. ER06-456-006, et al. (PDF)
On October 5, 2007, the Commission issued a Second Order Rescheduling
Prehearing Conference for October 10, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. in Docket Nos.
ER06-456-006, et al.
- 10.04.2007 Docket
Nos. ER06-456-006, et al. (PDF)
On October 4, 2007, the Commission issued an Order re-scheduling the
prehearing conference to October 10, 2007 for PJM Interconnection, LLC
and PJM Transmission Owners under Docket Nos. ER06-456, et al.
- 10.04.2007 Docket
Nos. ER06-456-000, et al. (PDF)
On October 4, 2007, the Commission Trial Staff submits Initial Comments
on the Settlement Agreement and Offer of Partial Settlement filed on
September 14, 2007 in Docket Nos. ER06-456, ER06-954, ER05-1271, ER07-424,
EL07-57, ER06-880 and ER07-632.
- 10.03.2007 Docket
No. ER07-1050-000 (PDF)
On October 03, 2007 the Commission gave notice of Post Technical Conference
Comment Procedures, in Docket No. ER07-1050 in regard to Capacity Export
Charges. Initial comments may be filed on or before Friday October 29,
2007. Reply Comments may be filed on or before Tuesday November 13,
2007.
- 10.03.2007 Docket
No. EL07-89-000 (PDF)
On October 03, 2007 the Commission issued an Order in Docket No. EL07-89-000,
continuing the Settlement Judge Procedures. The Settlement Judge, Judge
Judith A. Dowd, appointed by the Commission's previously issued order
on August 30, 2007, has informally reported that a settlement agreement
resolving all issues in this case was filed on September 27, 2007, thus
the procedure will continue, pending consideration of the settlement,
the comments, and certification to the Commission if appropriate
September
- 09.28.2007 Docket
No. EL07-98-000 (PDF)
On September 28, 2007, the Commission issued an order in Docket No.
EL07-98-000, dismissing Duquesne Light Company's complaint against PJM
requesting the Commission to direct PJM to exclude the Duquesne Zone
load in upcoming PJM capacity auctions.
- 09.27.2007 Docket
No. ER07-909-000 (PDF)
On September 27, 2007, FERC issued a Letter Order accepting PJM's May
18, 2007, filing of revisions for the dynamic scheduling of resource
into and out of PJM under ER07-909-000.
- 09.25.2007
Docket
No. EL07-89-000 (PDF)
On September 25, 2007, the Chief Judge issued an Order Continuing Settlement
Judge Procedures, in Docket No. EL07-89-000, until the Settlement Agreement
is filed between H-P Energy Resources LLC and PJM.
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Filings
October
- 10.26.2007 Docket
No. ER08-xxx-000 (PDF)
On October 26, 2007, PJM submitted, in Docket No. ER08-xxx-000, for
filing revisions to mitigation provisions for the Reliability Pricing
Model ("RPM") in Section 6.7(d) of Attachment DD of the PJM
Tariff. The revisions are necessary in order to enable PJM and Market
Sellers to comply with certain deadlines for the exchange of data used
to calculate Market Seller Offer Caps.
- 10.25.2007 Docket
No. ER08-xxx-000 (PDF)
Pursuant to Section 205 of the Federal Power Act and Part 35 of the
Commission's Regulations, Virginia Electric and Power Company, doing
business as Dominion Virginia Power ("Dominion"), filed with
FERC revised tariff sheets to the PJM open-access transmission tariff
("Tariff") implementing a transmission cost of service formula
rate. Dominion has requested that its formula rate and the associated
PJM Tariff changes become effective as of January 1, 2008.
- 10.25.2007 Docket
No. ER07-562-004 (PDF)
On October 25, 2007, PJM filed response numbers 1 and 2, to the first
set of data requests from the Maryland Office of the People's Counsel
in the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company, FERC Proceeding Docket
Number ER07-562-004.
- 10.24.2007 EL07-63-000
(PDF)
On October 24, 2007, in Docket No. ER07-63-000, PJM filed a limited
answer to the Request For Clarification And In the Alternative, Rehearing
Of Strategic Transmission, LLC to address the issue raised by Strategic
concerning the scope of costs that, under the PJM Tariff, merchant transmission
interconnection customers must pay when they request to accelerate planned
reliability-based upgrades.
- 10.22.2007 Docket
No. ER07-1205-000 (PDF)
On October 22, 2007, in Docket No. ER07-1205, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
submitted a response to the Commission's September 21, 2007 deficiency
letter regarding PJM's July 26, 2007 filing of an executed interconnection
service agreement among WM Renewable Energy, L.L.C., Virginia Electric
Power Company, and PJM. A substitute interconnection service agreement,
with a revised Schedule F, was included in the filing.
- 10.17.2007 Docket
No. EL07-89-000 (PDF)
On October 17, 2007, in Docket No. EL07-89-000, H-P Energy Resources,
LLC, submitted comments on the Settlement Agreement filed by PJM on
September 27, 2007 on behalf of PJM and H-P Energy Resources LLC ("H-P"),
Virginia Electric and Power Company d.b.a. Dominion Virginia and PPL
EnergyPlus, LLC. H-P is requesting the Commission approve the Settlement
Agreement related to H-P's complaint against PJM concerning the processing
of H-P's merchant transmission interconnection requests for Projects
S119 and S120 in PJM's New Service Queue.
- 10.17.2007 Docket
Nos. ER07-1421-000, ER07-1422-000 (PDF)
On October 17, 2007, PJM filed a Motion to Intervene, Docket Nos. ER07-1421-000,
ER07-1422-000, in the proceeding wherein Dominion Virginia Power ("Dominion"),
among other things, filed with the Commission a revised Attachment H-16B
to the PJM Tariff stating the rate that Dominion will charge Industrial
Power Generating Company, L.L.C. ("INGENCO") for its provision
of wholesale distribution service for the INGENCO Brunswick Facility.
- 10.16.2007 Docket
No. ER08-40-000 (PDF)
On October 16, 2007, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. submitted an errata
to correct a typographical error in its October 11, 2007 filing of an
interconnection service agreement among PJM, Conectiv Delmarva Generation,
and Delmarva Power and Light Company in Docket No. ER08-40-000.
- 10.16.2007 Docket
Nos. EL07-101-000, ER05-6-100, EL04-135-003, EL02-111-120, EL03-212-116.miso
(PDF)
On October 16, 2007, Comments and Notice of Intervention of the Organization
of MISO States, Inc., were filed in the AEP v. PJM and MISO Complaint
regarding the regional rate design and cost allocation for existing
and new transmission facilities in Docket Nos. EL07-101-000, ER05-6-100,
EL04-135-103, EL02-111-120 and EL03-212-116.
- 10.15.207 Docket
Nos. ER06-456-000, EL07-57-000, ER06-1271-000, ER06-880-000, ER06-954-000,
ER07-424-000 and ER07-632-000 (PDF)
On October 15, 2007, the FERC Trial Staff submitted its reply to the
Initial Comments submitted by AMP-Ohio regarding the Settlement Agreement
filed by PJM on September 14, 2007. The Trial Staff opposes AMP-Ohio's
request to remove from the Settlement the so-called "public interest"
legal standard of review. Accordingly, the Staff supports certifying
and accepting the settlement without change in Docket Nos. ER06-456-000,
EL07-57-000, ER06-1271-000, ER06-880-000, ER06-954-000, ER07-424-000
and ER07-632-000.
- 10.15.2007 Docket
Nos. ER06-456-000, EL07-57-000, ER06-1271-000, ER06-880-000, ER06-954-000,
ER07-424-000 and ER07-632-000 (PDF)
On October 15, 2007 certain PJM Transmission Owners (the Indicated Transmission
Owners) filed Reply Comments in opposition of AMP-Ohio's Initial Comments
and in support of the settlement filed in the PJM RTEP cost allocation
proceedings in Docket Nos. ER06-456-000, EL07-57-000, ER06-1271-000,
ER06-880-000, ER06-954-000, ER07-424-000 and ER07-632-000.
- 10.15.2007 Docket
Nos. ER06-456-000, ER06-954-000, ER06-1271-000, ER07-424-000, EL07-57-000,
ER06-880-000 (PDF)
On October 15, 2007, PJM filed limited reply comments in response to
the NJBPU comments concerning the settlement filed on September 14,
2007 in the same docket regarding assignment of cost responsibility
for transmission enhancements or expansions included in the RTEP that
as planned will operate below 500 kV in Docket Nos. ER06-456-000, ER06-954-000,
ER06-1271-000, ER07-424-000, EL07-57-000 and ER06-880-000.
- 10.15.2007 Docket
No. ER08-55-000 (PDF)
On October 15, 2007, PJM and the Midwest ISO submit proposed revisions
to the Congestion Management Process ("CMP") of their Joint
Operating Agreement ("JOA"). The proposed revisions to the
CMP are the result of changes that have been agreed upon by a majority
of the Congestion Management Process Council (i.e., Midwest ISO, PJM,
Southwest Power Pool, Inc. ("SPP") and the Tennessee Valley
Authority ("TVA")), and are based upon CMP documents that
have also been executed by and between Manitoba Hydro and the Midwest
ISO; MAPPCOR and the Midwest ISO; SPP and the Midwest ISO; and PJM,
TVA and the Midwest ISO in Docket No. ER08-55-000.
- 10.12.2207 Docket
Nos. ER07-101-000, ER05-6-100, EL04-135-103, EL02-111-120 and EL03-212-116.
(PDF)
On October 12, 2007 Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) filed an
Emergency Motion to dismiss the complaint filed by American Electric
Power Service Corporation (AEP) as inherently defective and inactionable
and to promptly toll the answer to the date pending action on this dismissal
motion in Docket Nos. ER07-101-000, ER05-6-100, EL04-135-103, EL02-111-120
and EL03-212-116.
- 10.11.2007 Docket
No. ER08-40-000 (PDF)
On October 11, 2007, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. submitted a non-comforming
executed interconnection service agreement among PJM, Conectiv Delmarva
Generation, and Delmarva Power and Light Company in Docket No. ER08-40-000.
- 10.11.2007 Docket
No. ER07-562-004 (PDF)
On October 11, 2007, PJM was served with a First Set Of Data Requests
From Maryland Office of People's Counsel directed to, respectively,
TrAILCo, Staff and Intervenors in the matter of Trans-Allegheny Interstate
Line Company, Docket No. ER07-562-004.
- 10.11.2007 Docket
No. OA08-9-000 (PDF)
On October 11, 2007, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. submitted a filing
to comply with Order No. 890, in Docket No. OA08-9-000.
- 10.09.2007 Docket
No. ER06-1474-000 (PDF)
On October 9, 2007, in Docket No. ER06-1474 and in compliance with PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C., 119 FERC P 61,265, PJM filed amendments to
Schedule 6 of the Operating Agreement to provide a formulaic approach
for including economic-based transmission projects proposed to reduce
congestion in the RTEP. PJM requested an effective date of October 10,
2007 for these amendments.
- 10.09.2007
Docket Nos. ER06-1549-000, EL06-109-000 (PDF)
On October 9, 2007, Duquesne Light Company filed a Settlement Agreement
and Offer of Settlement regarding a rate application pursuant to Section
205 of the Federal Power Act to revise tariff sheets to implement a
transmission cost of service formula rate for the Duquesne Light Company
zone under Attachments H-17, H-17A and H-17B of the PJM OATT in Docket
Nos. ER06-1549-000, -001 and EL06-109-000.
- 10.09.2007 Docket
No. EL07-63-000 (PDF)
On October 9, 2007, in Docket No. EL07-63-000, Strategic Transmission,
LLC, submitted a request for clarification and, in the alternative,
rehearing of the Commission's Order issued September 7, 2007. This request
is limited solely to the project cost, which the PJM Tariff states "shall
be limited solely to the time value of advancing the required investment."
- 10.08.2007 Docket
No. ER05-1119-003 (PDF)
On October 8, 2007, PJM and Doswell Limited Partnership (Doswell) jointly
filed a refund report in Docket No. ER05-1119-003. PJM refunded the
indicated amounts in response to the Commission's July 5, 2007, order
upholding an initial decision that found Dominion Virginia Power rather
than Doswell owns the Reactive Power output of certain combined-cycle
units at the Doswell Facility.
- 10.05.2007 Docket
No. RM06-22-000 (PDF)
On October 5, 2007, the ISO/RTO Council submitted joint comments in
the Commission's Notice of Proposed Rule Making on Mandatory Reliability
Standards for Critical Infrastructure Protection.
- 10.05.2007
Docket
Nos. ER07-1102-000, -001 (PDF)
On October 5, 2007, PJM responded to the notice of deficiency issued
by the Commission in Docket Nos. ER07-1102-000, -001 concerning three
executed Network Integration Transmission Service Agreements ("NITSAs").
In its response, PJM amends the NITSAs to comply with Order 614 and
supplies the additional information requested by the Commission.
- 10.04.2007 Docket
Nos. EL07-56-000 and EL07-58-000 (PDF)
On October 4, 2007, PJM, along with OPSI and Joint Complaints, notified
FERC in Docket Nos. EL07-56, et al. of the parties' decision to select
FERC's General Counsel as the settlement facilitator in that case, with
the understanding that he would be assisted by a Dispute Resolution
Specialist from FERC's Dispute Resolution Service.
- 10.04.2007 Docket
No. ER08-22-000 (PDF)
On October 4, 2007, PJM submitted to the Commission, under Docket No.
ER08-22-000, several revisions to Schedule 2 of the PJM OATT reflecting
recent Commission approval of the revenue requirements of (i) Delaware
Municipal Electric Corporation, Inc. for reactive power provided in
the DPL Zone and (ii) Sunoco, Inc. for reactive power provided in the
PSEG Zone
- 10.03.2007 Docket
No. ER07-1376-000 (PDF)
PJM filed a Motion to Intervene, in Docket No. ER07-1376-000, wherein
the NYISO submitted to the Commission, on an informational basis, a
Joint Operating Agreement ("JOA") that was executed on May
20, 2007 and May 22, 2007, by PJM and NYISO.
- 10.02.2007 Docket
No. AD07-12-000 (PDF)
On October 2, 2007, the ISO/RTO Council ("IRC") submitted,
under Docket No. AD07-12-000, joint comments regarding the technical
conference held by the Commission staff on September 18, 2007. The Commission
staff convened a technical conference to receive input regarding Reliability
Standards violation penalties in regions with ISOs and RTOs.
- 10.01.2007 Docket
Nos. ER05-1410-000; -001; EL05-140-000; -001 (PDF)
On October 1, 2007, PJM submitted, under Docket Nos.ER05-1410-000, et
al., a corrected version of its September 24, 2007, filing of its report
on demand response submitted in compliance with the December 22, 2006,
order approving RPM. The report corrects the listing of state commissions
on page 14 and formatting problems associated with the inclusion of
graphic illustrations.
- 10.01.2007 Docket
No. RM07-16-000 (PDF)
PJM files comments in the FERC proceeding regarding Filing Via the Internet
NOPR, Docket No. RM07-16-000, in which the Commission is proposing to
revise its regulations to implement the latest version of its eFiling
system.
- 10.01.2007 Docket
No. ER08-10-000 (PDF)
On October 1, 2007, Pepco Holdings, Inc., on behalf of Potomac Electric
Power Company, Delmarva Power & Light Company, and Atlantic City
Electric Company requested authorization to implement a 50 basis point
return on equity adder in recognition of their participation in PJM,
to be effective December 1, 2007.
September
- 09.28.2007 Docket
No. ER07-1416-000 (PDF)
On September 28, 2007, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. submitted for filing
ministerial tariff revisions to incorporate language previously accepted
by the Commission but not incorporated in the current effective version,
correct the sequence of schedules to the PJM Tariff, and several other
ministerial revisions and clarifications.
- 09.28.2007 Docket
Nos. ER07-1421-000; ER07-1422-000 (PDF)
Virginia Electric and Power Company, doing business as Dominion Virginia
Power, filed to revise its Attachment H-16B under the PJM Tariff to
include a stated rate for wholesale distribution service for Industrial
Generating Power Company, L.L.C.
Docket Nos.
- 09.28.2007
EL07-101-000;
ER05-6-100; EL04-135-103; EL02-111-120; and EL03-212-116 (PDF)
On October 1, 2007, PJM submitted the attached letter in response to the
Motion for Extension of Time to Intervene and File Protests and Comments
filed on September 28, 2007, by Exelon Corporation on behalf of itself
and several transmission owners in the PJM and Midwest ISO regions in
the AEP v. Midwest ISO and PJM compliant proceeding, Docket Nos. EL07-101-000,
etc.
- 09.28.2007 Docket
No. ER07-1102-002 (PDF)
On September 28, 2007, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. submitted for filing
with FERC a revised Network Integration Transmission Service Agreement
("NITSA") between PJM and the City of Batavia to supersede
the original NITSA submitted in Docket No. ER07-1102 on June 29, 2007.
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