FERC suspends price responsive demand tariff changes
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) suspended PJM’s Price Responsive Demand (PRD) (PDF) proposal until May 15, 2012 and ordered a technical conference for additional information support on the concerns raised.
PRD establishes the business rules to allow customers and the grid to benefit from end-use customers voluntarily committing to vary their electrical load in response to wholesale electricity prices. PJM recognizes that customer’s ability to respond quickly and easily to prices adds great value to wholesale power markets.
The proposal emerged from an extended stakeholder process completed in 2011 with broad stakeholder support. Though there was concern about some elements of the proposal, no party opposed it outright.
In response to the FERC’s order, PJM said, “PRD is important because it gives consumers the power to affect and reduce wholesale electricity costs by their energy consumption choices. PRD has broad stakeholder support. PJM Interconnection looks forward to working with all parties to resolve any issues. The FERC order of a technical conference to address the concerns will enable us to move forward transparently in the interests of competitive wholesale electricity markets.”
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PJM Board approves $620 million in new transmission upgrades; $21 billion approved since 2000
The PJM Board authorized about $620 million in transmission improvements and upgrades that include baseline project changes to the Regional Transmission Expansion Plan (RTEP). The approved changes and upgrades address reliability issues, including a number of voltage criteria violations, identified in the RTEP that would occur in the 2012-2026 timeframe.
Upgrades include the updating of transmission substations, replacement of transformers and circuits, expanding and reinforcing lines and changing terminal equipment. No new high-voltage, backbone transmission line projects were approved.
The upgrades will occur in the transmission zones of Baltimore Gas and Electric, Metropolitan Edison, PECO, Pennsylvania Electric Company, Pennsylvania Power and Light, Public Service Electric and Gas, American Electric Power, Allegheny Power Systems, American Transmission Systems Inc., Com Ed and Dominion Virginia Power.
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PJM and members install phasor measurement technology as part of DOE project to advance smart grid
PJM and 12 of its transmission-owner members made significant progress in 2011 on a project to deploy phasor measurement units (PMUs) (PDF) as part of a U.S. Department of Energy $28 million grant. Progress included the installation of several PMUs and software to enable better visualization and data collection.
In 2011, 39 PMUs were installed at 16 substations throughout the PJM region. The remaining equipment will be installed throughout 2012 bringing the final total to 129 PMUs installed at 81 substations. This year, the equipment and software will be installed and tested, with final testing expected in the first quarter of 2013, and the whole system implemented by second quarter 2013.
PJM is working on this project with Allegheny Power, American Electric Power, Baltimore Gas & Electric, Commonwealth Edison, Duquesne Light, FirstEnergy Services, PECO Energy, PEPCO Holdings Inc., PPL Electric Utilities, Public Service Electric & Gas, Rockland Electric and Virginia Electric & Power. This installation complements existing equipment to provide the technology infrastructure and wide-area monitoring of the PJM system which improves electric system reliability and restoration procedures. The project deploys phasor measurement units, phasor data concentrators, communication systems and advanced transmission software applications.
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New MyPJM Login feature provides enhanced, personalized user experience
In early February, PJM will launch the MyPJM Login feature on pjm.com to provide an enhanced user experience. MyPJM Login will give members and stakeholders one password to access user-personalized and secure website content.
MyPJM Login makes it easier for members and stakeholders to manage meeting and event registration and their subscriptions to PJM’s multiple mailing lists and newsletters. Users will automatically receive notifications via email when updates are made to their registered meetings such as a time or location change. They also will be able to see all meetings for which they are currently registered and easily unregister for meetings.
PJM website users will need to use a personalized PJM account to manage the enhanced meeting registration and mailing list subscription features. For many users, existing eSuite usernames and passwords will become their PJM account information for accessing all of pjm.com, including eTools and password-protected content such as Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (CEII). Any subscriptions and meeting registrations made prior to the launch of PJM Login will remain active when the new system goes live.
If you have an account with eSuite, Committee Voting Application, or SharePoint/PJM Connect, you can use this account information to log in to pjm.com when MyPJM Login is launched. Going forward, your user name and password will serve as your PJM account login for PJM.com, eSuite, and many other PJM website features/applications.
If you do not have any of the accounts specified above, you will be prompted to sign up for a PJM account to take advantage of the new features via a simple online registration process. Instructions will be provided in the next month on how to sign up for your pjm.com account.
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Regulatory Reports
FERC Filings
12.30.2011 Docket No. ER12-745-000 (PDF)
On December 30, 2011, in Docket No. ER12-745-000, PJM submitted the annual filing to amend Schedule 12-Appendix of the PJM Tariff to update the cost allocations for Regional Facilities and Necessary Lower Voltage Facilities included in the PJM Regional Transmission Expansion Plan.
12.30.2011 Docket No. ER08-47-005 (PDF)
On December 30, 2011, PJM submitted to the Commission for filing an update to the informational filing dated May 12, 2011, in Docket No. ER08-47-005. PJM informs the Commission that the modifications to the current eMKT Opportunity Cost Calculator needed to change the calculation of opportunity costs will not be completed until approximately January 31, 2012.
12.30.2011 Docket Nos. ER12-721-000 and ER12-722-000 (PDF)
On December 30, 2011, in Docket Nos. ER12-721-000 and ER12-722-000, PJM filed, on behalf of the City of Hamilton, Ohio, revisions to Attachment L of the PJM Open Access Transmission Tariff and Attachment A of the TOA to include the City of Hamilton, Ohio as a PJM Transmission Owner. PJM requests that the attached OATT section and TOA section have an effective date of February 29, 2012.
12.30.2011 Docket No. ER08-1281-000 (PDF)
On December 30, 2011, in Docket No. ER08-1281-000, PJM and NYISO submitted to FERC a joint filing of Market to Market compliance provisions in the PJM/NYISO joint operating agreement.
12.30.2011 Docket No. ER12-723-000 (PDF)
On December 30, 2011, in Docket No. ER12-723-000, PJM filed on behalf of Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. (“DEO”) and Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. (“DEK”) twelve service agreements, PJM Service Agreement Nos. 1491, 1958 and 3132-3141, for filing in the PJM Service Agreements Tariff database. The requested effective date of the agreements is January 1, 2012.
12.29.2011 Docket No(s) ER12-91-001 and ER12-92-001 (PDF)
On December 29, 2011, in Docket Nos. ER12-91-001 and ER12-92-001, Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. and Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. (“Duke Companies) and PJM jointly filed an Amendment to the October 14, 2011 filing requesting revisions to the PJM Tariff and certain other documents in connection with the Duke Companies’ move from the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. Regional Transmission Organization to PJM. The amendment requests an extension of the December 31, 2011 deadline for FERC action in the related proceedings. The filing has no textual changes to the PJM Tariff, PJM Operating Agreement, PJM Reliability Agreement or PJM Consolidated Transmission Owners Agreement.
12.28.2011 ER11-1844 (PDF)
On December 28, 2011, PJM filed with FERC its Answer in Support of New York Independent System Operator, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss or For Summary Disposition or, in the alternative, Request for Expedited Action on Rehearing Requests in Docket No. ER11-1844.
12.23.2011 Docket No. ER12-681-000 (PDF)
On December 23, 2011, in Docket No. ER12-681-000, PJM and Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., filed with the Commission proposed revisions to their Joint Operating Agreement to allow the parties additional time to consider the development of a loss compensation process for non-firm power flows that cause parallel flows on the neighboring transmission system.
12.23.2011 Docket No. EL12-7-000 (PDF)
On December 23, 2011, in Docket No. EL12-7-000, PJM submitted a Motion for Leave to Answer and Limited Response to the Answer filed on behalf of Hess Corporation in reply to filings submitted by intervenors, including PJM in this matter.
12.19.2011 Docket No. ER11-2875-003 (PDF)
On December 19, 2011, PJM filed tariff revisions in Docket No. ER11-2875 to comply with FERC's November 17, 2011 order in that proceeding. Specifically, PJM revised the reliability pricing model's minimum offer price rule to (1) remove the requirement that case-specific MOPR exception requests must use the nominal levelized financial model; (2) apply the MOPR to a resource, even if it is an existing resource, until it clears an RPM auction; (3) clarify MOPR's application to capacity imports; and (4) apply the MOPR to RPM's incremental auctions immediately. PJM proposed that the compliance revisions take effect on the day of the filing, i.e., December 19, 2011.
12.19.2011 Docket No. ER12-636-000 (PDF)
On December 19, 2011, in Docket No. ER12-636-000, PJM submitted for filing, numerous non-substantive, clerical, ministerial and substantive revisions to correct, clarify and/or make consistent certain provisions of the PJM Open Access Transmission Tariff, Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. and Reliability Assurance Agreement Among Load Serving Entities in the PJM Region. Further, PJM also requested a limited waiver as may be necessary to excuse PJM’s failure to fully comply with the provisions of Section 3.2.3A(e) and (f) of Schedule 1 of the Operating Agreement and the identical, parallel provisions of Attachment K-Appendix of the Tariff with respect to the calculation of the Synchronized Reserve Market Clearing Price and the credit due to a Generating Market Buyer providing Tier 2 Synch Reserves. PJM requested that the Commission issue its order accepting the enclosed revisions by no later than February 17, 2012, with an effective date of February 18, 2012.
12.19.2011 Docket No. ER07-562-000 (PDF)
On December 19, 2011, Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company submitted to the Commission, for informational purposes, a revised reconciliation of the annual transmission revenue requirement for the 2010 Rate Year and a revised annual transmission revenue requirement for the 2011 Rate Year to reflect the removal of merger-related costs inadvertently included in the original version filed in May 2011.
12.16.2011 Docket NO. ER11-4402-000 (PDF)
On December 16, 2011, PJM filed a Motion for Leave to Answer and Answer to the Comments in response to PJM’s November 14, 2011 filing providing answer to the Commission’s Deficiency Letter.
12.16.2011 Docket No. ER12-622-000 (PDF)
On December 16, 2011, in Docket No. ER12-622-000, Dominion filed with the Commission a Mutual Operating Agreement between Virginia Electric and Power Company and Town of Windsor, North Carolina, PJM Original Service Agreement No. 3151.
12.16.2011 EL12-8-000 (PDF)
On December 16, 2011, PJM filed in Docket No. EL12-8-000, an answer to the “Motion to Intervene and Comments in Support of Complaint of DC
Energy and DC Energy Mid-Atlantic filed by Scylla Energy on December 1, 2011. This answer will assist the Commission’s deliberations by
providing important facts omitted by Scylla that demonstrate the need for rebilling Scylla for Balancing Operating Reserve charges avoided through
the improper reporting of non-physical Internal Bilateral Transactions.
12.15.2011 Docket No. ER12-616-000 (PDF)
On December 15, 2011, in Docket No. ER12-616-000, PJM submitted to the Commission, two WMPAs, Queue #W2-056 ,Original Service Agreement Nos. 3144 and 3166 among PJM, Constellation Solar Federal LLC and Public Service Electric & Gas Company and Earl Stahl Jr.. The WMPAs have a requested effective date of November 18, 2011 for SA 3166 and December 8, 2011 for SA 3144.
12.15.2011 Docket No. ER12-445-001 (PDF)
On December 15, 2011, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. electronically submitted an errata to its November 18, 2011 filing in Docket No. ER12-445 to correct minor errors in the amended tariff sections.
12.13.2011 Docket No. ER11-2815-004 (PDF)
On December 13, 2011, in Docket No. ER11-2815-004, American Transmission Systems, Incorporated (“ATSI”) filed an errata with the Commission to correct a technical error submitted in the June 30, 2011 Compliance Filing under Docket No. ER11-2815-002. The errata restores the location of Attachment H-21 and Attachment H-21A in the PJM Open Access Transmission Tariff. There are no textual or substantive changes made in this errata filing to the tariff sections.
12.12.2011 Docket No. ER12-xxx-000 (PDF)
On December 12, 2011, in Docket No. ER12-xxx-000, PJM submitted to the Commission, an informational report 20 days in advance of Duke Energy Ohio, Inc., and Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. (together “DEOK”) integrating into PJM, as required under a FERC order issued on March 18, 2004, in the PJM MISO JOA proceeding (the “JOA” Order). In the JOA Order, the FERC said “for assurance that readiness is complete, the RTOs shall file with the Commission an informational report 20 days in advance of the integration of a new transmission system… This report shall explain any testing of data exchanges and communication systems, or other measures taken to assure that systems are ready to implement any newly effected provision of the JOA.” See, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. and PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. 106 FERC ¶ 61,251 (March 18, 2004) at P 104.
12.09.2011 Docket No. RM11-17-000 (PDF)
On December 9, 2011, in Docket No. RM11-17-000, PJM joined the ISO/RTO Council in submitting a Motion for an Extension of Time to File Comments to the Commission’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the Enhancement of Electricity Market Surveillance and Analysis through Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data from RTOs and ISOs for an additional 30 days, until January 26, 2012. Given the upcoming end-of-year and holiday season, the IRC requests that the Commission shorten to three business days the time for filing answers to this Motion.
12.09.2011 Docket No. AD12-1-000 (PDF)
On December 9, 2011, the Joint RTO Commentors submitted their Comments in Docket No. AD12-1-000. Specifically, the Joint RTO Commentors commented that no additional tools and processes are necessary, and that more processes may actually be detrimental to getting needed solutions into place in a timely fashion. Rather, more flexibility in the compliance deadline through a mechanism such as the Reliability Safety Valve the Joint RTOs have previously proposed to EPA, should be urged by the Commission. The Joint RTO Commentors also commented that any limitations on the operations of reliability critical units should be determined on a case-by-case basis, because each unit will have different operating characteristics, air emissions profiles, and impacts on dispatch should the unit be unavailable.
12.09.2011 Docket No. AD12-1-000 (PDF)
On December 9, 2011, in Docket No. AD12-1-000, PJM submits Post Technical Conference Comments in response to questions of Commissioner Moeller concerning the potential reliability impact of EPA rules. In its comments, PJM stresses the importance of a “safety valve” to provide needed flexibility from the compliance deadline for those units who provide early notification of their retirement decisions and, if such units are determined to be reliability critical units, will receive a “safe harbor” from EPA penalties. PJM pledges to work with the Commission, states in its region, and its stakeholders as the EPA rules become finalized.
12.07.2011 ER11-4628-000 (PDF)
On December 7, 2011, PJM filed an answer in Docket No. ER11-4628-000 to the answers of PJMICC and Viridity concerning coordination between PRD and other demand response products.
12.05.2011 Docket No. ER12-529-000 (PDF)
On December 5, 2011, at Docket No. ER12-529-000, PJM filed with the Commission a revision to Section 15.1.6(c) (a) of the Operating Agreement proposing to remove the word “terminated” in relation to characterizing a member, who upon default, will have their forward positions liquidated in accordance with the Tariff and/or Operating Agreement.
12.02.2011 Docket No. ER12-525-000 (PDF)
On December 2, 2011, in Docket No. ER12-525-000, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. submitted for filing revisions to the Markets Settlement Section of its Emergency Load Response Program set forth in to Schedule 1 of the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., and the parallel provisions of the Attachment K- Appendix of the PJM Open Access Transmission Tariff, concerning the allocation of demand response emergency energy costs and charges relating to deviations from the number of megawatts a resource cleared in the PJM Day-ahead Energy Market and the actual number of megawatts the resource provided in real-time. PJM proposed an effective date of February 1, 2012 for the revisions and requested that the Commission issue its order accepting the revisions by no later than January 31, 2012.
12.01.2011 Docket No. ER12-513-000 (PDF)
On December 1, 2011, PJM filed with FERC in Docket Number ER12-513-000, revisions to its Open Access Transmission Tariff under FPA section 205 as a result of a triennial review and performance assessment of the Reliability Pricing Model ("RPM"). As a result of the triennial review, PJM revised the Tariff's Cost of New Entry ("CONE"), the shape of the Variable Resource Requirement Curve, and the Energy and Ancillary Services Revenue offset methodology. As a result of the performance assessment, PJM eliminated a "hold-back" against the minimum requirements for two resource categories. PJM also made conforming changes to the CONE used to screen offers under the Minimum Offer Price rule, clarified the New Entry Price Adjustment, and set a date certain for PJM to file Tariff changes for a voluntary long-term auction. The Tariff changes have a proposed effective date of January 31, 2012.
FERC Orders
12.30.2011 Docket No. ER12-470-000 (PDF)
On December 30, 2011, the Commission issued a Letter Order, in Docket No. ER12-470-000, accepting a revised ISA (Fremont ISA) and interconnection construction service agreement (Fremont ICSA) among PJM, American Transmission Systems, Incorporated (ATSI), and American Municipal Power, Inc. (AMP) (collectively, the Fremont Agreements). PJM indicated that the parties had agreed to amend Original Service Agreement Nos. 2960 and 2972 that support the interconnection of the Fremont Energy Center, which was transferred from FirstEnergy Generation Corp. (FEG) to AMP on July 21, 2011. PJM further indicated, among other things, that AMP had requested, and the parties agreed, that the Original Service Agreements be amended as incorporated in the Fremont ISA and ICSA to include AMP as the current Interconnection Customer and that section 4.0 of the Fremont ISA and section 4.1 of the Fremont ICSA reflect that the effective date is July 21, 2011, the day FEG transferred Fremont Energy Center to AMP.
12.29.2011 Docket No. ER12-521-000 (PDF)
On December 29, 2011, the Commission issued a Letter Order, in Docket No. ER12-521-000, accepting an executed WMPA entered into among PJM, Topoint CL Gloucester LLC (Topoint CL Gloucester), and PSE&G. PJM submitted the WMPA for filing because Topoint CL Gloucester intends to engage in wholesale sales in the PJM markets from a generating facility connected to the PSE&G distribution facilities. The WMPA is effective November 2, 2011.
12.29.2011 Docket No. ER12-520-000 (PDF)
On December 29, 2011, the Commission issued a Letter Order, in Docket No. ER12-520-000, accepting an executed WMPA entered into among PJM, Topoint CL Mansfield LLC (Topoint CL), and PSE&G. PJM submitted the WMPA for filing because Topoint CL intends to engage in wholesale sales in the PJM markets from a generating facility connected to the PSE&G distribution facilities. The WMPA is effective November 2, 2011.
12.29.2011 Docket No. ER12-519-000 (PDF)
On December 29, 2011, the Commission issued a Letter Order, in Docket No. ER12-519-000, accepting an executed WMPA entered into among PJM, North American Solar Corporation (North American), and PSE&G. PJM submitted the WMPA for filing because North American intends to engage in wholesale sales in the PJM markets from a generating facility connected to the PSE&G distribution facilities. The WMPA is effective November 3, 2011.
12.29.2011 Docket No. ER12-518-000 (PDF)
On December 29, 2011, the Commission issued a Letter Order, in Docket No. ER12-518-000, accepting an executed WMPA entered into among PJM, All American Self Storage, LLC (All American), and PSE&G. PJM submitted the WMPA for filing because All American intends to engage in wholesale sales in the PJM markets from a generating facility connected to the PSE&G distribution facilities. The WMPA is effective November 3, 2011.
12.29.2011 Docket No. EL12-19-000 (PDF)
On December 29, 2011, in Docket No. EL12-19-000, the Commission issued a Notice of Complaint advising that FirstEnergy Solutions Corp., and Allegheny Energy Supply Company, LLC, collectively filed a formal complaint against PJM alleging that provisions of the PJM Open Access Transmission Tariff and Operating Agreement, as related to the rules governing the funding of Financial Transmission Rights, are unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory and preferential. The answer, motions to intervene, and protests to this complaint must be filed by January 13, 2012.
12.28.2011 Docket No. ER11-3384-002 (PDF)
On December 28, 2011, in Docket No. ER11-3384-002, the Commission issued an Order accepting PJM’s proposed revisions to the definitions of Non-Regulatory Opportunity Cost and Energy Market Opportunity Cost, with an effective date of April 16, 2011, as requested.
12.28.2011 Docket No. ER11-3979-003 (PDF)
On December 28, 2011, the Commission issued an order accepting the filing submitted on November 10, 2011, in Docket No. ER11-3979-003 et al, in accordance with the Commission’s June 16, 2011 Order Approving Contested Settlement and the Settlement between PJM and MISO in Docket Nos. EL10-45, EL10-46 and EL11-60. PJM submitted revisions to Section 6.6 of Attachment 2 Congestion Management Process to the JOA between PJM and MISO. Pursuant to the Settlement, PJM and MISO revise the methodology for determining the Firm Flow Entitlements in the M2M settlement calculation to provide for the use of point-to-point transmission service schedules instead of reservations. PJM and MISO request an effective date of December 1, 2011.
12.28.2011 ER12-359-000 (PDF)
On December 28, 2011, the Commission issued a Letter Order, in Docket No. ER12-359-000, accepting two executed ISAs among PJM, Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd). PJM submitted a notice of cancellation for Interim Interconnection Service Agreement No. 2545, which is being superseded by the Top Crop ISAs. PJM submitted the Top Crop ISAs for filing because they contain non-standard terms and conditions that are necessary to accommodate the unique circumstances of the interconnection, namely the ownership of the facility by two separate entities. The agreements are effective October 6, 2011.
12.28.2011 ER12-508-000 (PDF)
On December 28, 2011, the Commission issued a Letter Order, in Docket No. ER12-508-000, accepting an executed WMPA entered into among PJM, Pennoni Associates, Inc. (Pennoni), and PSE&G. PJM submitted the WMPA for filing because Pennoni intends to engage in wholesale sales in the PJM markets from a generating facility connected to the PSE&G distribution facilities. The WMPA is effective November 3, 2011.
12.27.2011 Docket No. ER12-494-000 (PDF)
On December 27, 2011, the Commission issued a Letter Order, in Docket No. ER12-494-000, accepting an executed WMPA entered into among PJM, RE Cranbury Solar I, LLC (RE Cranbury), and PSE&G. PJM submitted the WMPA for filing because the RE Cranbury intends to engage in wholesale sales in the PJM markets from a generating facility connected to the PSE&G distribution facilities. The WMPA is effective November 1, 2011.
12.27.2011 Docket No. ER12-271-000 (PDF)
On December 27, 2011, in Docket No. ER12-271-000, the Commission issued a Letter Order accepting PJM’s proposed revisions, with an effective date of December 30, 2011 as requested, to Section 11 of Attachment DD of the PJM Open Access Transmission Tariff to modify the Demand Resource and ILR Compliance Penalty Charge provisions of the Reliability Pricing Model so that Compliance charges for a Load Management event are assessed and billed in two phases.
12.21.2011 ER12-449-000 (PDF)
On December 21, 2011, the Commission issued a Letter Order, in Docket No. ER12-449-000, accepting an executed WMPA among PJM, Broadway Springs, LLC (Broadway Springs) and JCP&L. PJM indicated, among other things, that Broadway Springs intends to engage in wholesale sales in the PJM markets from a 10.0 MW solar facility connected to JCP&L’s distribution facilities located in Broadway, New Jersey. The WMPA is effective October 24, 2011.
12.16.2011 Docket No. ER12-392-000 (PDF)
On December 16, 2011, the Commission issued a Letter Order, in Docket No. ER12-392-000, accepting an executed nonconforming ISA among PJM, East Coast Power Linden Holding, L.L.C., and Public Service Electric & Gas Company (PSE&G). PJM indicated, among other things, that the ISA facilitates the interconnection to the PJM transmission system of a 180 MW combustion turbine generating unit located in Linden, New Jersey, and provides for capacity interconnection rights in the amount of 20 MW. The ISA is effective October 11, 2011.
12.16.2011 Docket No. ER12-400-000 (PDF)
On December 16, 2011, the Commission issued a Letter Order, in Docket No. ER12-400-000, accepting an executed WMPA among PJM, Rob Schanzlin and JCP&L. PJM indicated, among other things, that Mr. Schanzlin intends to engage in wholesale sales in the PJM markets from a 1.6 MW solar facility connected to JCP&L’s distribution facilities located in Washington, New Jersey. The WMPA is effective October 12, 2011.
12.15.2011 Docket No. RM10-17-001 (PDF)
On December 15, 2011, in Docket No. RM10-17-001, FERC issued an Order on Rehearing and Clarification, denying rehearing of Order No. 745 and granting in part and denying in part clarification regarding certain provisions of the order. Order No. 745 amended Commission regulations to require that a demand response resource participating in an organized wholesale energy market must be compensated for the service it provides at the market price for energy when the demand response resource has the capability to balance supply and demand as an alternative to a generation resource and when the dispatch of demand response resource is cost-effective.
12.15.2011 ER11-4106-000 (PDF)
On December 15, 2011, in Docket No. ER11-4106-000, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“Commission”)issued an order accepting, subject to conditions, PJM’s July 22, 2011 proposed revisions to the PJM Tariff and the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., effective, as requested by PJM, on the first day of the calendar month that is at least 90 days after the date of the Commission’s order. The Commission also ordered PJM to make an additional compliance filing within 90 days of the date of the order. PJM’s proposed revisions addressed the requirements established by Order No. 745.
12.14.2011 ER11-4628-000 (PDF)
In response to proposed revisions filed by PJM on September 23, 2011, on December 14, 2011, the Commission issued an order in Docket No. ER11-4628-000 accepting and suspending proposed changes to the PJM Tariff, OA, and RAA, for a five month period to become effective May 15, 2012, subject to refund, and to the outcome of a technical conference and a further order. The purpose of the proposed changes was to recognize and support, at the wholesale level, the development of price responsive demand (“PRD”)—demand reductions enabled by advanced meters and dynamic retail rate structures—by states in the PJM region. The order directed Commission Staff to convene a technical conference within 60 days following the date of the order.
12.13.2011 RM11-17-000 (PDF)
On December 13, 2011, in Docket No. RM11-17-000, the Commission issued a Notice of Extension of Time to file comments in response to the Commission’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the Enhancement of Electricity Market Surveillance and Analysis through Ongoing Electronic Delivery of Data from RTOs and ISOs, extending the period for filing comments in this proceeding to and including January 26, 2012.
12.07.2011 ER12-167-000 (PDF)
On December 7, 2011, in FERC Docket No. ER12-167-000, the Commission issued a Letter Order accepting PJM's filing of Network Integration Transmission Service Agreements (“NITSAs”) to convert existing Network Integration Transmission Service (“NITS”) and point-to-point transmission service currently provided under the MISO tariff for service in the Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. and Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. transmission service areas (the “DEOK Zone”) to NITS under the PJM Tariff to accomplish the integration of the DEOK Zone into PJM. The effective date for the NITSAs is January 1, 2012.
12.07.2011 ER12-61-000 (PDF)
On December 7, 2011, the Commission issued a Letter Order, in Docket No. ER12-61-000, accepting two executed ISAs among PJM, Monongahela Power Company, and the two separate owners of the Beech Ridge Wind Farm – Beech Ridge Energy LLC
and Beech Ridge Energy II LLC (Beech Ridge ISAs). PJM also submitted a notice of cancellation of the Original Beech Ridge ISA, which is being superseded by the Beech Ridge ISAs. PJM indicated that the Beech Ridge ISAs contained non-standard terms and
conditions that are necessary to accommodate and coordinate the separate ownership interests in the Beech Ridge Wind Farm. The ISAs are effective September 8, 2011.
12.06.2011 Docket No. ER12-358-000 (PDF)
On December 6, 2011, the Commission issued a Letter Order, in Docket No. ER12-358-000, accepting an executed ISA entered into among PJM, Preble Solar Energy LLC (Preble Solar), and The Dayton Power and Light Company (Dayton). PJM indicated that the ISA facilitates the interconnection to the PJM transmission system of a 2.0 MW solar generating facility located in Somers, Ohio and contains terms that do not conform to the form of the ISA set forth in Attachment O to the PJM Tariff. The ISA is effective October 6, 2011.
12.06.2011 Docket No. ER12-382-000 (PDF)
On December 6, 2011, the Commission issued a Letter Order, in Docket No. ER12-382-000, accepting an executed WMPA entered into among PJM, Marina Energy, LLC (Marina Energy), and Atlantic City Electric Company (ACE). PJM submitted the WMPA for filing because the Marina Energy intends to engage in wholesale sales in the PJM markets from a generating facility connected to the ACE distribution facilities. The WMPA is effective October 11, 2011.
12.06.2011 ER12-412-000 (PDF)
On December 6, 2011, in Docket No. ER12-412-000, the Commission issued an Order Granting Request for Limited Tariff Waiver which grants PJM’s request for temporary, limited waiver of sections 14B.1, 14B.2, 15.1, 15.2, and 15.6 of its Operating Agreement and sections 7.1, 7.1A, 7.3, and 10.4 of the PJM OATT to effectuate the requested waiver and to permit PJM to temporarily suspend rebilling and associated payment obligations for the time period October 2009 to October 2011 (August 2009 through October 2011 for Dominion), subject to the outcome of a separate filing submitted by PJM in Docket No. ER12-469-000. The Commission also granted Exelon’s request to broaden the scope of the requested waiver to operate as a blanket billing deferral applicable to all adjustments that will be made with respect to each of the 57 generators subject to PJM’s billing adjustments.
12.02.2011 Docket No. ER12-125-000 (PDF)
On December 2, 2011, in Docket No. ER12-125-000, the Commission issued a Letter Order accepting the October 19, 2011 revisions submitted by PJM to the PJM Emergency Load Response Program, found in Schedule 1 of the PJM Operating Agreement, as well as in the parallel provisions of Attachment K-Appendix of the PJM Transmission Tariff, effective December 19, 2011. These revisions clarify that completed PJM Emergency Load Response Registration Forms must be submitted to PJM no later than one day before the tenth business day preceding the relevant Delivery Year, and must be approved on or before May 31st preceding the relevant Delivery Year.
12.02.2011 Docket No. ER12-194-000 (PDF)
On December 2, 2011, the Commission issued a Letter Order, in Docket No. ER12-194-000, accepting an executed WMPA among PJM, Citizen Power & Light, LLC (Citizen P&L) and JCP&L. PJM indicated, among other things, that Citizen P&L intends to engage in wholesale sales in the PJM markets from a 10.0 MW solar facility connected to JCP&L’s distribution facilities located in Green Township, New Jersey. The WMPA is effective September 26, 2011.
12.02.2011 Docket No. ER12-196-000 (PDF)
On December 2, 2011, the Commission issued a Letter Order, in Docket No. ER12-196-000, accepting an executed WMPA among PJM, Citizen P&L and JCP&L. PJM indicated, among other things, that Citizen P&L intends to engage in wholesale sales in the PJM markets from a 10.0 MW solar facility connected to JCP&L’s distribution facilities located in Hardwick Township, New Jersey. The WMPA is effective September 26, 2011.
12.01.2011 Docket No. ER12-108-000 (PDF)
On December 1, 2011, the Commission issued a Letter Order, in Docket No. ER12-108-000, accepting an executed WMPA among PJM, Columbus Solar LLC (Columbus) and PSE&G. PJM indicated, among other things, that Columbus intends to engage in wholesale sales in the PJM markets from a 10.0 MW solar facility connected to PSE&G distribution facilities located in Columbus, New Jersey. The WMPA is effective September 19, 2011.
12.01.2011 Docket No. ER12-343-000 (PDF)
On December 1, 2011, the Commission issued a Letter Order, in Docket No. ER12-343-000, accepting an executed WMPA entered into among PJM, PSE&G (Wholesale Market Participant) and PSE&G(Transmission Owner). PJM submitted the WMPA for filing because the Wholesale Market Participant intends to engage in wholesale sales in the PJM markets from a generating facility connected to the Transmission Owner’s distribution facilities. The WMPA is effective October 6, 2011.
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