On August 13, 2026, PJM filed revisions to the Reliability Assurance Agreement Among Load Serving Entities (“RAA”) and the PJM Open Access Transmission Tariff (“Tariff”) to establish Interim Resource Adequacy Service (“IRAS”)—a service to be implemented by PJM solely during periods when there are insufficient resources to reliably meet demand in real time operations. These proposed revisions, wiil enable PJM to prioritize load reduction in zones/areas where New Large Loads have not brought their own new capacity or had their capacity needs covered through the Reliability Backstop Procurement (“RBP”). PJM requested an effective date of October 12, 2026.

On August 12, 2026, in Docket No. ER26-3496-000, PJM submitted for filing proposed revisions to the PJM Operating Agreement, Schedule 12, and the RAA, Schedule 17, to reflect new members, removals or withdrawals, current signatories to the RAA, and corporate name changes through July 1, 2026. PJM requested the revisions be effective as of July 1, 2026.

On August 7, 2026, in Docket No. ER26-2979-000, the Commission issued a letter order accepting PJM's proposal to amend Operating Agreement Schedule 2 penalty calculations for incorrect cost-based offers to prevent negative Locational Marginal Prices from resulting in negative penalties that would otherwise result in a credit to the penalized Market Seller. PJM's revisions to the Operating Agreement become effective as of August 26, 2026.