July

• No Meetings - 08-01-08
• Reliability Pricing Model Stakeholder Meeting - 07-31-08 - Topics:
• Cost Development Task Force - 07-30-08 - Topics: Administration, Co2 Emission Allowance, Cost Development Treatment for Units Under Long-Term Contracts, Opportunity cost Guidelines, Future CDTF Topics, Future Meetings
• Demand Side Response Working Group - 07-29-08 - Topics: Energy Efficiency Rules, Compensation for Economic Demand Response, Synchronized Reserve Market, State Rate Design and Wholesale Demand Response, Metering Task Force Update, Registration Process, Add-Back Rules for Load Management, Future Agenda Items, Future Meetings.
• No Meetings - 07-28-08
• Regional Planning Process Working Group - 07-25-08 - Topics: Capacity Interconnection Rights - Submit proposal for changes to tariff and proforma ISA regarding CIRs, Facility Study Process - Continue discussion regarding proposals that would expedite the issuance of Facility Study results, Impact Study Deposits - Develop potential changes to Impact Study Deposits, Milestones - Discussion of development of additional Interconnection Milestones for Generation and Merchant Transmission.
• MISO-PJM Cross Border Economic Planning - 07-24-08 - Topics: Motion for Extension of Time, Define Economic Cross-Border Economic Project, Review Examples, Stakeholder Discussion/Proposals, Next Steps
• Tariff Advisory Committee - 07-24-08 - Topics: Administration, Incremental Transmission Rights for RTEP Upgrades, RPM Mandatory Capital Expenditure Proposal, Three Pivotal Supplier Test in the Regulation Market, Future Meetings
• Governance Working Group Meeting - 07-24-08 - Topics: MC Annual Plan, Voting Protocols
• Market Implementation Committee - 07-23-08 - Topics: Administration, RPM Working Group Proposals, Incremental Transmission Rights for RTEPP Upgrades, Market Manual Review, Spread Bidding Task Force, Market Data Working Group, External Interface Pricing, APSOUTH Interface Definition, Proposed Regulation Market Enhancements, Black Start Working Group, Proposed Market Rules for Wind Resources, LTFTR Auction Schedule, MSET Replacement Project Implementation, Day-Ahead Scheduling Reserve Market Implementation, Mt Storm G2T550 CB Monitoring, Report on Market Operations, Working Group Update, Future Agenda Items, Future Meetings
• Three Pivotal Supplier Task Force - 07-22-08 - Topics: Administration, Creation of Scarcity Pricing Regions, Scarcity Pricing in the Energy Markets, Future Meetings
• Reliability Pricing Model Working Group Meeting - 07-22-08 - Topics: Administration, ILR Allocation, Locational UCAP Product, Peak Hour Availability Charge, Next Steps/Future Agenda Items, Future Meetings
• Dispatcher Training Task Force Conference Call - 07-22-08 - Topics: Review Minutes from the June 24, 2008 Meeting, Report from SOS Liaison, eDART Updates, PJM Operations Training, PJM Operations Mt. Storm, PJM Manuals, NERV and PJM Certification, PJM Training and Certification Compliance Monitoring
• Credit Risk Management Steering Committee - 07-21-08 - Topics: Approval of Meeting Notes from June 12, 2008 Meeting, Legal Considerations of Offsetting/Netting Discussion, Clearinghouse discussion, topics with Opposition or Abstentions at June 12, 2008 CRMSC Meeting, Credit Requirements - Forward Transactions, Miscellaneous Credit Policy Revisions
• No Meetings Scheduled - 07-18-08
• Nuclear Generation Owners/Operators Users Group - 07-17-08 - Topics:
• Planning Committee - 07-16-08 Cancelled
• Transmission Expansion Advisory Committee - 07-16-08 - Topics: Baseline Reliability Analysis Update of the 2013 RTEP
• System Information Subcommittee - 07-16-08 - Topics:
• Audit Advisory Committee - 07-15-08 - Topics:
• Black Start Services Working Group - 07-15-08 - Topics: Administration, Review July 23 MIC Presentation, Action Item Review, Future Agenda Items, Future Meetings
• Operating Committee - 07-15-08 - Topics: Administration, Committee/Subcommittee Updates, NERC/RFC Update, Review of Operations, EMS Pilot Program/Data Confidentiality, BES Update, AC2 Update, Spinning Reserve Market Performance, Generation Performance Monitoring Project, Auto-sectionalizing Schemes, Manual Updates, Action Items, Future OC Meetings
• Regional Planning Process Working Group - 07-14-08 - Topics: Capacity Interconnection Rights, Project Suspension Presentation, Recommendation to add a Gap between Queues, Intermittent Generation Resource Proposal, Facility Study Process, Other Milestones, Escalating Requirement Deposits, Schedule for Future Meetings
• RPM Performance Evaluation Report Meeting - 07-11-08 - Topics: The Brattle Group will present their findings and conclusions to PJM Stakeholders as detailed in their report entitled "Review of PJM's Reliability Pricing Model", The Brattle Group will also answer stakeholder question on the content of their report
• eDART User Group - Generation - 07-10-08 - Topics: Welcome and Introduction, Agenda Review, Minutes Review, Enhancements in July 15th Release, Gen Checkout changes for RPM, Question and Answer Resolution Session
• Transmission Owners Agreement - Administrative Committee - 07-10-08 - Topics:
• Spread Bidding Task Force - 07-10-08 - Topics:
• Informational Session on Interface Pricing - 07-09-08 - Topics: Interface Pricing and How it has Developed Relative to Some of the Loop Flow Issues Seen in the Past
• Reserve Requirement Assumptions Working Group - 07-09-08 - Topics: Administrative, Meeting Notes, PJMRTO Model - Area 1 - Status Update, Surrounding World Region - Area 2 - Status Update, Summary of Assessments, Region Coordination Activities, Future Meetings
• eDART User Group - Transmission - 07-09-08 - Topics: Welcome and Introduction, Agenda Review, Minutes Review, Enhancements in July 15th Release, Question and Answer Resolution Session
• System Operations Subcommittee - 07-09-08 - Topics: Administration, Review of Operations, Working Group Updates, System Operator Training and Certification, NERC/RFC Audit Update, NERC Industry Advisory, PJM SCADA Internet Encrypted Communications Limit, Single Breaker Limitations, Manual Update, Future Agenda Items, Future Communications Limit, Single Breaker Limitation, Manual Update, Future Agenda Items, Future Meetings
• Demand Response Steering Committee - 07-08-08 - Topics: Energy Efficiency Guiding Principles, Energy Efficiency Rules, Compensation for Economic Demand Response, State Rate Design and Wholesale Demand Response, Metering Issues, Registration Process, Process to Approve Settlements, Future Agenda Items, Future Meetings
• Governance Working Group - 07-07-08 - Topics: - Administration, Members Committee Annual Plan Development Process, Agency Definition, Parking Lot, Future Agenda Items, Proposed Future Meetings

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NERC

- NERC's Rick Sergel has issued a letter regarding NERC's Critical Infrastructure Protection Program. Please see it here.

- NERC Issues Reliability Advisories on February Florida Outage - Release now available here.
Advisories to be posted to: http://www.nerc.com/~filez/alerts/

- NERC Files First Set of Enforcement Actions into the U.S. for FERC, Reliability Improvements Underway - On June 4, 2008, NERC submitted the first set of Notices of Penalty in the U.S. to FERC to approve under Section 215 of the Federal Power Act. These notices, publically available on NERC's website, document which reliability standards are violated and the actions taken by the companies involved, assuring future compliance and improving reliability.

The initial set included 37 notices and 106 violations, the majority of which were documentation-related and did not include a financial penalty.

The total value of financial penalties assessed equaled $255,000: one $180,000 penalty and one $75,000 settlement agreement. All financial penalties were related to violations of NERC's FAC-003-1 standard titled "Vegetation Management."

46% of the individual violations submitted were regarding documentation of reporting procedures for CIP-001-01 (Critical Infrastructure Protection: Sabotage Reporting). The next two most violated standards were PRC-005-1 (Protection and Control: Transmission and Generation Protection System Maintenance and Testing) and FAC-008-1 (Facilities Design, Connections, and Maintenance: Facility Ratings Methodology). Filings can be found here.

- NERC Issues Reliability Advisories on February Florida Outage: The analysis of the February 26, 2008, category four system disturbance in Florida has led to the release of three industry-wide reliability advisories available here.

- On July 18th, NERC transitioned to an entirely new nerc.com. The new site, while incorporating a number of features that significantly improve the user experience, is ultimately a work in progress. A number of the features have been requested, such as an RSS feed, are due to be implemented in upcoming development phases.

Unfortunately as a result of this change, many of the web addresses for the documents on nerc.com have changed. NERC will attempt to leave the majority of ftp:// links active for 30 days from the launch of the new site.

- NERC Reliability Standards Development Plan Annual Update - The NERC RS Development Plan (Plan) is a three-year plan used by NERC staff to identify and prioritize the reliability standard development projects in the immediate three-year horizon. Comments on the plan were solicited via a web form through the middle of July so that a draft revision can be presented to the industry via a webcast in early August.

- First Quarter 2008 Vegetation-Related Transmission Outage Report Posted - NERC released its first quarter 2008 Vegetation-Related Transmission Outage Report on June 16, 2008. There were a total of 14 "Category 3 - Fall In" outages, but zero "Category 1 and 2" outages. This represents a significant jump from first quarter 2007, where only 5 outages were experienced due to "fall ins." The report can be found on the NERC website here.

- CIP-002 through CIP-009 RSAWs Posted; Updated CIP-001 RSAW Posted - The RSAWs can be found on the NERC website here.

- Webinars - NERC presented a Webinar on July 16th to share three examples of excellence in focusing on the important issue of attracting and retaining talent in the electric industry. As noted in NERC's 2007 Long-Term Reliability Assessment, the aging workforce and high retirement rates are projected to be a major challenge to reliability over the next ten years. A full text version of examples will be published shortly here. Please see the June 2008 NERC News for additional information related to Workforce Planning, Workforce Relations, and Employee Recruitment and Development on page 5.

- Training News: New Operator Certification Examinations began July 7 - NERC launched a new system operator certification on July 7th. The 2008 Study Guide on NERC's website offers an in depth explanation of the new types of questions. An overall study guide and individual content outlines for the new examination are also available on the System Operator Certification website here.

RFC
Per the July Newsletter.

In accordance with the current RFC Standards Development Procedure, entities may join a Ballot Pool for an individual standard as early as the start of the first posting for comment through the close of business of the seventh day of the 15-day pre-ballot posting period. The following Standards Ballot Pools are currently open for Registered Entities to join.

- BAL-501-RFC-01, Automatic Reserve Sharing
- MOD-024-RFC-01, Verification and Data Reporting of Generator Gross and Net Real Power Capability
- MOD-025-RFC-01, Verification and Data Reporting of Generator Gross and Net Reactive Power Capability
- BAL-502-RFC-02, Planning Resource Adequacy Analysis, Assessment and Documentation
- PRC-006-RFC-01, Automatic Underfrequency Load Shedding Requirements

Regarding Standard PRC-006-RFC-01, Automatic UFLS - The Standard Drafting Team will be holding a meeting in Pittsburgh on August 25-27 to respond to all comments. Meeting details can be found on the RFC website located on the meeting advisor webpage.

Regarding Standard PRC-002-RFC-01, Disturbance Monitoring Equipment - The Standard Drafting Team is in the process of responding to all comments received through the Category Ballot. Once the SDT has formally responded to all comments, the ballot results will be confirmed and publicly posted.

Regarding Standards MOD-024-RFC-01 and MOD-025-RFC01 - Generator Verification and Data Reporting - The SDT is responding to comments received.

Regarding Standard BAL-502-RFC-02, Planning Resource Adequacy Analysis, Assessment and Documentation - The SDT will be meeting on August 7-8, 2008, in Chicago to respond to all comments received from the first 30-day comment period that ended on July 23, 2008.

Meetings

The Reliability committee (RC) will have an August 14, 2008, meeting at the Baltimore Marriott, Washington International Airport Hotel in Baltimore, MD. The major agenda items may be to endorse the long-term resource and transmission assessments.

In response to a directive from the RFC RC and as initiated by PJM, the Operating Committee agreed to form a working group to develop guidelines for TOP and BA coordination as required in standard EOP-005. The purpose of these guidelines will be to enhance reliability by improving and documenting the coordination of restoration plans. If you are interested in joining this working group, please contact Jacquie Smith of the RFC staff.

Miscellaneous

RFC's Compliance Portal went live on June 24, 2008. The next submittals for self-certification to the NERC/Regional Standards outlined in the updated 2008 Compliance Monitoring Schedule are due on September 26, 2008. The applicable standards for each entity will be placed on the portal sixty (60) days prior to their due date to allow adequate preparation time for compliance submittals. Registered entities are to continue using the registration forms available on the RFC website. These forms are being revised to align with the implementation of the Portal. Please note that RFC has the sole authority to change a company's legal information and functional designation on the Portal and will notify NERC of any applicable changes and will update the information on the Portal upon receiving the submittal form. An entity has the authority and is responsible for assigning and revising the Master Account Administrator (MAA), Compliance Officer - Primary and Authorized Signatory information in the Portal system. Therefore, when any of these roles within a company are changed, it is the MAAs responsibility to update the Portal with the name and contact information to ensure, going forward, that the proper personnel are receiving information from RFC.

SERC

Meetings
- See the SERC meeting calendar here.

NAESB
From NAESB News:
Membership Ratification

• On June 23, the WEQ Membership ratified the recommendation for "2008 WEQ Annual Plan Items 2.a.i.5, 2.a.i.6, 2.a.ii.1-3 - Rebid of Partial Service, Preconfirmation Priority, Metrics, Redispatch Cost Posting." (34 in favor, 0 opposed, 1 abstention and 119 members did not submit ballots.)
• On June 27, The WEQ Membership ratified the recommendation for "2008 WEQ Annual Plan Item 2.b.vii: WEQ-001 changes for 'ATC Information Link' on OASIS and TTC and ATC methodologies and values." (31 in favor, 1 opposed, 1 abstention, and 121 members did not submit ballots.)


WEQ Business Practices Subcommittee (BPS) and NERC Drafting Teams
• Information on the TLR meetings can be found here.
• Additional BPS information can be found here.
• The BPS subcommittee has an exploder list which is used for the subcommittee to exchange information between meetings. To sign-up for this exploder list follow the instructions here.


WEQ BPS/ Electronic Scheduling Subcommittee (ESS)/Information Technology Subcommittee (ITS)
• For a complete list of meetings for 2008, go here.
• Information on the Joint BPS and ESS/ITS ATC/AFC meetings can be found here.

• On May 15, 2008, the Commission issued an order in Docket No.PL08-2-000 directing the implementation of a compliance help desk on the Commission's website to provide a mechanism to submit questions regarding compliance with the statutes, rules, regulations and tariffs administered by the Commission. The compliance help desk is operational and can be found at www.ferc.gov/contact-us/compliance-help-desk.asp. A link to the compliance help desk can also be found on the home page of the Commission's website, www.ferc.gov.
• FERC Orders to Note:
  June 23, 2008
  Order on Rehearing and Clarification on pro forma open-access transmission tariff,
  Docket Nos. RM05-17-003 and RM05-25-003; Order 890-B.
  
  June 19, 2008
  Order Conditionally Accepting Compliance Filing on 2008 Budget & Expenditures
  Docket No. RR07-16-003
  
  June 19, 2008
  Order Approving and Directing Modifications to Violation Severity Levels
  Docket No. RR08-4-000
  
  June 17, 2008
  Order Granting Re-hearing on Delegation Agreements
  Docket No. RR06-1-0014, et al.

July

• 07.21.2008 Docket No. ER07-1071-004 (PDF)
  On July 21, 2008, in Docket Nos. ER07-1071-004 the Commission issued a Letter Order accepting PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) and Virginia Electric and Power Company's (VEPCO) filing of a refund report on March 10, 2008 in compliance with the Commission's February 8, 2008 Order and the non-collection of revenues from Emporia Hydro Limited Partnership (Emporia Hydro) for Distribution Service prior to the Commission approved effective date
• 07.18.2008 Docket Nos. ER05-1410-007, EL05-148-007 (PDF)
  On July 18, 2008, in Docket Nos. ER05-1410 and EL05-148, the Commission accepted for filing, subject to conditions, PJM's compliance filing concerning the use of avoided costs rates for default bids in PJM's Reliability Pricing Model (RPM) Program. The Commission accepts use of a mothballing assumption as the default calculation, while permitting use of a retirement assumption in particular demonstrated cases. The Commission has directed PJM to incorporate additional protections, as discussed in the order, to prevent abuse of the retirement assumption. PJM will make these changes in a compliance filing within 30 days.
• 07.17.2008 Docket No. EL05-121-005 (PDF)
  On July 17, 2008, in Docket No. EL05-121-005, the Commission issued an Order Denying Rehearing requested by Old Dominion Electric Cooperative regarding the implementation of the cost allocation methodology for transmission facilities that excludes transformers with a high-side voltage at or above 500 kV and a low-side voltage below 500 kV from the class of facilities that receive PJM-wide cost allocation if they do not support the 500 kV system being constructed.
• 07.16.2008 Docket No. ER08-1064-000 (PDF)
  On July 16, 2008, the Commission issued a letter order accepting for filing, effective September 9, 2008, as requested, the proposed revisions as submitted by Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (Midwest ISO) and PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM) to Attachment 3, Interregional Coordination Process (ICP) to the Joint Operating Agreement between the Midwest ISO and PJM. The proposed changes are intended to conform the terms of the ICP to current market practices and changes to the parties' respective tariffs that have been made since initial acceptance of the ICP, or which will be implemented to coincide with the Midwest ISO initiating its ancillary services market.
• 07.14.2008 Docket No. EL08-34-001 (PDF)
  On July 14, 2008, in Docket No. EL08-34-001, the Commission issued a Letter Order accepting PJM's compliance filing on June 16, 2008, regarding revised tariff sheets to comply with the Commission's Order dated May 16, 2008 removing the interface and construction exemptions provided for in Subsections 6.4.1(d) and 6.5 of Section 6 of Schedule 1 to the PJM Operating Agreement, effective May 17, 2008.
• 07.10.2008 Docket No. ER08-1010-000 (PDF)
  On July 10, 2008, the Commission in Docket No. ER08-1010, accepted for filing Commonwealth Edison Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Commonwealth Edison Company of Indiana ("ComEd") the revised Attachment H-13 (Network Integration Transmission Service for the ComEd Zone) under PJM's Open Access Transmission Tariff. The revised tariff sheets incorporate: (1) distribution service charges and distribution loss factors applicable to wholesale distribution service to the City of Geneva (Geneva), and (2) a new charge for the construction and installation of a new point of service for Geneva on ComEd's distribution system, which will be used to serve Geneva's customers.
• 07.10.2008 Docket Nos. ER08-837-000, -001, -002 (PDF)
  On July 10, 2008, in Docket Nos. ER08-837 et al., the Commission accepted for filing PJM's submittals with effective dates of January 1, 2008, February 14, 2008 and March 1, 2008, as requested. PJM filed revisions to Schedule 12-Appendix of the PJM Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT). The proposed revisions provide updated annual cost responsibility assignments for Regional Facilities and Necessary Lower Voltage Facilities which are included in the PJM Regional Transmission Expansion Plan. The updated cost responsibility assignments are based on the annual peak load from the 12-month period ending October 31, 2007.
• 07.08.2008 Docket No. ER08-982-000 (PDF)
  On July 8, 2008 in Docket No. ER08-982-000, the Commission issued a Letter Order accepting PJM Interconnection, LLC's May 19, 2008, filing of an executed non-conforming interconnection service agreement with Forked River Power, LLC et al.
• 07.08.2008 Docket No. ER08-1087-000 (PDF)
  On July 8, 2008 in Docket No. ER08-1087-000, the Commission issued a Letter Order accepting PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.'s June 6, 2008 filing of a revised Interconnection Service Agreement with North Allegheny Wind, LLC et al, effective January 29, 2008
• 07.08.2008 Docket No. ER08-1068-000 (PDF)
  On July 8, 2008 in Docket No. ER08-1068-000, the Commission issued a Letter Order accepting PJM Interconnection, LLC's June 4, 2008 filing of the Original Service Agreement 1953 with Providence Heights Winds LLC under FERC Electric Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume 1, effective May 5, 2008
• 07.02.2008 Docket No. EL08-58-000 (PDF)
  On July 2, 2008, the Commission issued an Order on Complaint, in the Pepco Energy Services, Inc. ("PES") v. PJM matter, Docket No. EL08-58-000, in which the Commission determined that it will hold the PES complaint regarding peak-hour penalties for infrequently run units in abeyance pending the ongoing PJM stakeholder process on the same issue. The Commission further ordered PJM to file a report with the Commission on the outcome of the stakeholder process by the earlier of 12/31/08 or 30 days after the conclusion of that stakeholder process.
• 07.02.2008 Docket No. ER08-928-000 (PDF)
  The Commission issued the an Order on July 2, 2008, in Docket No. ER08-928 accepting PJM's Local TLR procedures effective on July 8, 2008, as requested. Because PJM's plan to implement the Local TLR procedures requires agreements with other parties, the Commission directs PJM to file a schedule of parties adopting PJM"s local TLR procedure within 60 days of this Order. PJM is also required to file a schedule with the Commission updating the parties adopting PJM's local TLR procedures on an annual basis. The Commission also directs each VACAR South Member adopting PJM's local TLR procedure to file, within 60 days of this order, revised tariff sheets adopting PJM's local TLR procedures.
• 07.01.2008 Docket Nos. ER08-884-000 and ER08-913-000 (PDF)
  On July 1, 2008, the Commission issued an Order, in Docket Nos. ER08-884-000, et al., approving the JOA CMP revision of the market flow threshold from 3 to 5 percent effective June 1, 2008 as requested. The Commission directed a compliance filing in 15 days requiring that the CMP appendix include specific terms and conditions that apply to the field test. This requirement was previously fulfilled with CMP language referencing a joint compliance filing letter dated August 23, 2008, in Docket No. ER07-940-000. That language, however, was subsequently removed when PJM and MISO made JOA changes to adopt standardized CMP language.
• 07.01.2008 Docket No. ER07-1186-001 (PDF)
  On July 1, 2008, the Commission issued a Letter Order, Docket No. ER07-1186-001, accepting PJM's filing in compliance with the Commission's October 18, 2007 Order in which it clarified, among other things, that an entity designated to construct an upgrade may make arrangements to share construction responsibility with other entities, and any dispute over a construction responsibility designation will be addressed through PJM's dispute resolution procedures.

• 06.30.2008 Docket Nos. ER08-569-000, -001 (PDF)
  FERC issued an Order Accepting Tariff Sheets today for the revisions to PJM's Attachment Q Credit Policy filed on Feb. 15, 2008, subject to conditions. Specifically, the Commission accepted the proposed tariff revisions, effective April 15, 2008, but conditioned this acceptance on PJM filing a revised First Revised Sheet No. 523G.01 because the Commission deemed this provision to be ambiguous in that it does not make clear whether PJM would requirement payment of additional security that it has requested on the same day of the request or whether the additional security must be paid within three days of the request. Commissioner Wellinghoff issued a dissent in this matter, agreeing with AEP that the proposed tariff modifications could result in a greater number of defaults than otherwise would occur. He further stated that "PJM has not demonstrated sufficient benefits to consumers of its proposal to justify that increased risk and possible costs."
• 06.30.2008 Docket Nos. EL07-56-003 and EL07-58-003 (PDF)
  On June 30, 2008, the Commission issued a Letter Order, in Docket Nos. EL07-56-003 and EL07-58-003, accepting the PJM Market Monitoring Services Agreement by and between PJM and Monitoring Analytics, LLC designated as Rate Schedule FERC No. 46 (effective December 19, 2007) and a Service Level Agreement between PJM and Monitoring Analytics, LLC designated as Rate Schedule FERC No. 47 (effective December 18, 2007).
• 06.26.2008 Docket No. ER08-943-000 (PDF)
  On June 26, 2008, PJM submitted the current effective Market Monitoring Services Agreement revised to reflect the filing in Docket No. ER08-943-000 accepted in Letter Order issued June 26, 2008, effective May 13, 2008.
• 06.26.2008 Docket No. ER08-943-000 (PDF)
  On June 26, 2008, the Commission issued a Letter Order, in Docket No. ER08-943-000, accepting the proposed revisions to amend the PJM Market Monitoring Services Agreement by modifying the commencement date. The revisions are effective May 13, 2008 as requested.

FERC Filings

July

• 07.22.2008 Docket No. ER08-1190-000 (PDF)
  On July 22, 2008, PJM filed a Motion to Intervene, under Docket No. ER08-1190-000, in which the RPL Holdings, Inc. filed with the Commission for approval of its rate schedule for providing Reactive Power to the natural gas and oil fired cogeneration facility located in Elmwood Park, New Jersey. The facility is interconnected with the transmission system, owned by the PSE&G, and is under the operational control of PJM.
• 07.22.2008 Docket No. ER08-1233-000 (PDF)
  On July 22, 2008, PJM filed a Motion to Intervene, under Docket No. ER08-1233-000, in which the Public Service Electric and Gas Company ("PSE&G") submitted revised tariff sheets to the PJM Tariff to implement a cost of service formula rate for PSE&G's existing and future transmission investment. The formula rate will, among other things, replace PSE&G's historic Annual Transmission Revenue Requirement with a formula rate construct consistent with comparable methodologies accepted by the Commission for transmission owners within PJM.
• 07.22.2008 Docket No. ER08-1207-000 (PDF)
  On July 22, 2008, PJM filed a Motion to Intervene, under Docket Nos. ER08-1207-000, et al., in which the Virginia Electric and Power Company, d/b/a as Dominion Virginia Power ("Dominion"), submitted revised tariff sheets to the PJM Tariff in order to request an i) incentive of 150 basis points added to the return on equity ("ROE") for four of Dominion's transmission enhancement projects and ii) an incentive of 125 basis points added to the ROE for seven of Dominion's transmission enhancement projects.
• 07.22.2008 Docket No. ER06-1474-006 (PDF)
  On July 22, 2008, in Docket No. ER06-1474-006, PJM filed an answer to three protests regarding its June 16, 2008 compliance filing in the proceeding addressing PJM's economic transmission planning process.
• 07.18.2008 Docket Nos. EL07-56-004 and EL07-58-004 (PDF)
  On July 18, 2008, in Docket Nos. EL07-56-004 and EL07-58-004, the Commission issued a Notice of Filing regarding PJM's July 7, 2008 revisions to the Tariff and Operating Agreement sheets to reflect an August 1, 2008 effective date to correspond to the proposed implementation date for the externalization of PJM's market monitoring unit.
• 07.16.2008 ER08-884-000, ER08-913-000 (PDF)
  On July 16, 2008, in Docket Nos. ER08-884-000 and ER08-913-000, the Midwest ISO, PJM Interconnection, LLC and Southwest Power Pool, Inc.'s compliance filing, was jointly submitted. The filing is concerning Appendix H (Market Flow Threshold Field Test Terms and Conditions) of the Congestion Management Process of the Midwest ISO, PJM Interconnection, LLC and Southwest Power Pool, Inc.'s Joint Operating Agreements and is in compliance with the Commission's July 1, 2008 Order.
• 07.15.2008 Docket No. ER05-6-044 (PDF)
  On July 15, 2008 in Docket Nos. ER05-6, EL04-135, EL02-111 and EL03-212, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., submitted to the Commission a Motion Requesting a 180 day Extension of Time to January 28, 2009. The extension of time would allow the RTOs to continue work with their stakeholders to reach consensus on a compromise proposal to address cross-border cost allocations for economic transmission projects.
• 07.14.2008 Docket No. ER08-3151-008 (PDF)
  On July 14, 2008, in Docket Nos. ER99-3151-008 et al., PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. ("PJM") filed with the Commission an Amendment to PJM's June 2, 2008 Supplemental Simultaneous Import Limitation ("SIL") Study. This additional information is provided to assist the Commission in processing PJM's Study. PJM submitted both a Public and CEII version of its filing.
• 07.14.2008 Docket No. EC08-103-000 (PDF)
  On July 14, 2008, PJM filed a Motion to Intervene and Comments in Docket No. EC08-103-000. In this proceeding, Potomac Electric Power Company, Sempra Energy Trading and Royal Bank of Scotland plc jointly filed an application with the Commission requesting approval o Pepco's request to transfer its RPM capacity rights and obligations to Sempra Energy Trading and/or Royal Bank of Scotland plc.
• 07.11.2008 Docket No. EL08-67-000 (PDF)
  On July 11, 2008, PJM filed its answer to the complaint of the RPM Buyers in Docket No. EL08-67. In their complaint, RPM Buyers ask FERC to find that the RPM transition auction clearing prices for the Delivery Years of 6/1/08 through 5/31/11 are unjust and unreasonable, and to order a reduction of about 50% in the revenues to capacity resources committed in those auctions. In its Answer, PJM asked FERC to dismiss the complaint because the requested relief violates the filed rate doctrine, because it is a collateral attack on FERC's prior RPM orders, and because the requested relief would harm forward markests and is contrary to FERC's policy not to order the re-running of markets. PJM also showed that the Complaint lacked substantive support, including that the complaint did not present even a prima facie case that any RPM clearing prices had been increased by an exercise of market power.
• 07.10.2008 Docket No. ER08-1170-000 (PDF)
  On July 10, 2008, PJM filed a Motion for Leave to Answer and Answer in Docket No. ER08-1170-000 regarding the Emergency Motion for Immediate Effective Date of the PJM Suppliers and to the Motion to Intervene and Comments of H-P Energy Resources, LLC.
• 07.10.2008 Docket No. ER08-xxx-000 (PDF)
  On July 10, 2008, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. submitted for filing a notice of cancellation of an interconnection service agreement among PJM, Tenaska Virginia II Partners, L.P., and Virginia Electric and Power Company that has been superseded.
• 07.08.2008 Docket Nos. EL07-56-xxx, EL07-58-xxx(PDF)
  On July 8, 2008, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. submitted for filing an errata to the July 7, 2008 compliance filing in Docket Nos. EL07-56 and EL07-58
• 07.07.2008 Docket Nos. EL07-56-xxx, EL07-58-xxx (PDF)
  On July 7, 2008, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. submitted for filing the attached compliance filing setting forth tariff revisions reflecting an August 1, 2008 implementation date to correspond to the implementation date of external market monitoring services.
• 07.07.2008 Docket No. ER06-456-000 (PDF)
  On July 7, 2008, in Docket No. ER06-456-000 et al, PJM filed a reply brief in the proceeding addressing assignments of cost responsibility for RTEP upgrades to merchant transmission facilities.
• 07.07.2008 Docket No. EL08-36-000 (PDF)
  On July 7, 2008, in Docket No. EL08-36-000, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. ("PJM") filed an Answer to a Request for Clarification of American Municipal Power - Ohio, Inc. The Request for Clarification was filed in response to PJM's May 30, 2008 filing of proposed modifications to its Open Access Transmission Tariff.
• 07.07.2008 Docket No. QM08-6-000 (PDF)
  On July 7, 2008, PJM filed a Motion to Intervene, in Docket No. QM08-6-000, in which Allegheny Power filed an Application to Terminate Purchase Obligation with the Commission seeking to terminate its obligation to enter into new contracts or other obligations to purchase energy from qualifying small power production facilities or qualifying cogeneration facilities (collectively "QFs") located in its service territory that have a net capacity of more than 20 MW.
• 07.03.2008 Docket No. ER08-xxx-001 (PDF)
  On July 3, 2008, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. filed with FERC a notice of cancellation for a Wholesale Market Participant Agreement among PJM, WM Renewable Enregy, L.L.C. and Virginia Electric and Power Company designated as Original Service Agreement No. 1820.
• 07.03.2008 Docket No. ER08-868-001 (PDF)
  On July 3, 2008, PJM filed a Motion to Intervene, in Docket No. ER08-868-001, in which ComEd filed revisions to Attachment H-13 (Network Integration Transmission Service for the ComEd Zone) of the PJM Tariff. The revised tariff sheet incorporates, among other things, wholesale distribution service provided to the Winnebago Energy Center.
• 07.03.2008 Docket Nos. ER08-569-000; ER08-569-001 (PDF)
  On July 3, 2008, PJM filed revised tariff sheets for Article II.C of Attachment Q - PJM Credit Policy of the Tariff in accordance with the Commission's directive in its Order Accepting Tariff Sheets issued on June 30, 2008. The revisions clarify the time period during which Participants must provide additional Financial Security, at PJM's request, when PJM's forecast of the Participant's Total Net Sell Position indicates that it, combined with any Financial Security or other sources of credit previously provided to PJM, may not be sufficient to cover the Participant's aggregate credit requirements with PJM.
• 07.03.2008 Docket No. ER08-xxx-000 (PDF)
  On July 3, 2008, under Docket No. ER08-xxx-000, PJM submitted for filing a fully executed Network Integration Transmission Service Agreement ("NITSA") between PJM and Illinois Municipal Electric Agency ("IMEA"), designated as Original Service Agreement No. 1963. PJM submitted the non-conforming NITSA to request that the Commission grant an effective date of May 1, 2008, to conform to the date the Commonwealth Edison Company's new rates were approved in the Commission's June 17 Order in Docket No. ER08-868. This NITSA will supersede a NITSA that became effective November 25, 2002 with an expiration date of December 31, 2008. PJM requested that the NITSA become effective May 1, 2008, without suspension or other conditions, to conform with the effective date of the revised Attachment H-13 under the PJM Tariff.
• 07.03.2008 Docket No. AD08-7-000 (PDF)
  On July 3, 2008, the ISO/RTO Council ("IRC") submitted reply comments in Docket No. AD08-7-000, captioned as Annual Charges Assessments for Public Utilities. The IRC provided the reply comments to ensure that (1) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("Commission") had a complete and an accurate record to assess the positions taken by parties in this proceedings, and (2) the issues before the Commission were properly framed in light of some extraneous issues that were presented by commenters opposing any reform in the method currently used by the Commission to allocate the costs of its regulatory program. The IRS reiterated its proposed initial comments that the Commission must develop some mechanism for recovering reliability-related costs from all "users, owners and operators of the bulk power system," including non-RTO/ISO members and similar entities.

June

• 06.30.2008 Docket No. ER08-780-xxx (PDF)
  On June 30, 2008, PJM filed Tariff and Operating Agreement changes in Docket No. ER08-780 in compliance with FERC's 5/30/08 order in the proceeding, which concerns PJM's Day-ahead Scheduled Reserves proposal. The compliance filing consisted of changes addressing how batch load demand resources can provide day-ahead scheduled reserves, similar to the manner in which they currently can provide synchronized reserves.
• 06.30.2008 Docket No. ER07-1050-000 (PDF)
  On June 30, 2008, PJM filed Tariff and Operating Agreement changes in Docket No. ER07-1050 to comply with FERC's 5/30/08 order in that proceeding, which concerns charges and credits for capacity exports from PJM. The compliance filing consisted of clarifications of the proposal that PJM had suggested in its 10/29/07 comments on a technical conference in the case.
• 06.30.2008 Docket Nos. ER05-1410-000 et al. (PDF)
  On June 30, 2008, PJM filed in Docket Nos. ER05-1410 and EL05-148, as an informational filing, a copy of a report on the Reliability Pricing Model by an independent consultant, The Brattle Group, along with a report on market-power mitigation-related issues in RPM by the PJM Market Monitoring Unit.
• 06.27.2008 Docket No. RM01-8-010 (PDF)
  On June 27, 2008 PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. filed comments with FERC in Docket No. RM01-8-010 concerning the Commission's proposed revisions to the Electric Quarterly Report Data Dictionary.
• 06.27.2008 Docket No. ER08-1170-000 (PDF)
  On June 27, 2008, PJM filed revisions to Section 6A.2.1 of Schedule 1 of the Operating Agreement, as well as the parallel provisions of Attachment K-Appendix of the PJM Tariff, and revisions to the Table of Contents for the Operating Agreement and Tariff. These revisions add a new, APSouth Scarcity Pricing Region and make corrections to headings and page numbers in the Table of Contents of the Operating Agreement and Tariff.
• 06.25.2008 Docket No. ER08-1163-000 (PDF)
  On June 25, 2008, PJM submitted for filing, in Docket No. ER08-1163-000, an executed service agreement for network integration transmission service under the PJM Tariff. The service agreement ("AEP NITSA") is between PJM and American Electric Power Service Corporation as the agent for Appalachian Power Company, Columbus Southern Power Company, et al. PJM also filed a Notice of Cancellation for a service agreement that is being superseded by the AEP NITSA. PJM requested May 27, 2008 as the effective date.
• 06.25.2008 Docket Nos. ER05-1410-007, EL05-148-007 (PDF)
  On June 25, 2008, PJM filed, in Docket Nos. ER05-1410-007 and EL05-148-007, a Motion for Leave to Answer and Answer to the Protest of the Maryland Public Service Commission, the District of Columbia Public Service Commission, and the Public Power Association of New Jersey concerning PJM's compliance filing regarding a retirement default avoidable cost rate.