• Periodic Review
• Approval section
◦ Manual owner changed to Nicolae Dumitriu
• Section 3.1.1, 3.2.1
◦ Added conforming language per ER19-469-000 and ER22-1420-000 specifying ARR
allocation limitations for Energy Storage Resources and Open-Loop Hybrid
Resources
• Section 4.2, 4.3
◦ Added language specifying time frame for submitting ARR relinquish requests
• Section 4.2, 4.3, 4.5
◦ Added language specifying time frame for submitting ARR trade requests
• Section 4.3
◦ Corrected position of ARR source label to encompass all of the source node types
• Section 6.3
◦ Correction of ARR allocation Round 3 to Round 2
• Section 7.3
◦ Added conforming language per ER24-374-002 indicating requirement to report
bilateral trade agreements, Primary Economic Terms and confirm the seller has no
continuing interests to PJM
• Section 8.2
◦ Clarified that long-term auction revenues are used to fund ARRs
• Section 9.1
◦ Clarified sentence referring to offline residual ARR allocation
• Grammatical, formatting and punctuation corrections throughout the manual
- Added omitted language from Fuel Requirement for Black Start Resources (FRBSR)
- Section 4.5.10 - Added certification of fuel and non-fuel consumables and removed six month fuel/energy verification requirement
- Section 4.5.12 - Added certification of fuel inventory requirements
- Section 4.5.13 - Added certification documentation to testing records
- Section 4.5.14 - Added exceptions to fuel inventory requirements
- Conforming changes for Synchronous Condensing Cost definitions (ER24-2203) effective 08/06/2024
◦ Section 5.2.1: Added clarifying language for Synchronous Condensing Cost definitions
◦ Section 5.2.3: Added clarifying language for Synchronous Condensing Cost definitions
◦ Section 5.2.8: Added clarifying language for Synchronous Condensing Cost definitions
◦ Section 6.2.3: Added clarifying language for Synchronous Condensing Cost definitions
◦ Section 19.2.3: Added clarifying language for Synchronous Condensing Cost definitions
- Conforming changes with addition of Tariff/OA definitions for Synchronous Condensing Costs
◦ Section 6.7: Added Tariff/OA Definitions and clarifying language to section
◦ Section 7.7: Added Tariff/OA Definitions and clarifying language to section
- Conforming changes with addition of Tariff/OA definitions for Synchronous Condensing Costs
◦ Section 4.2.5.3: Added clarifying language to conform with Tariff/OA definitions
◦ Section 4.4.4: Added clarifying language to conform with Tariff/OA definitions
- Periodic Review
- Updated section 1.3 to ensure that operational decesions on coordination calls are followed with a a call between control rooms
- Updated section 3.3.1 for cold weather advisory for freeze protection actions
- Updated 3.8.2 GMD Action to align with conservative operations section 3.2
- Updated PAI trigger language for load shed directives in section 5.7
- Annual update of Attachment E & F. Added note for EOP-001-4 Emergency Operations standard update
- Updated link for OE 417 form in attachment J and added step #27 for IBR reporting
- Updated manual ownership from Donald Bielak to Kevin Hatch
- EGCSTF Package Changes (2.3.1, New Section 2.5.4)
- Manual will be retired as of 6/1/2025. Its contents are contained within M21B.
- Initial version of Manual 21B containing the process and procedure for establishing: i) the capability of generation capacity resources ii) the accreditation of capacity resources and iii) the ELCC classifications
- Initial version of Manual 20A describing business practices for performing resource adequacy studies namely, the Reserve Requirement Study, the Capacity Emergency Transfer Objective study, the Effective Load Carrying Capability study. Also, this initial version describes the resource adequacy criteria employed at the RTO level and at the Locational Deliverability Area (LDA) level to perform the studies
- Added clarifications to sections C.2.1.4, C.2.4, and C.2.5 that reflect the changes to the calculation of CETO and reliability targets based on the FERC approved docket ER24-99.
- Conforming changes were made to the following sections to incorporate provisions of FERC's CIFP-RA order (ER24-99):
- C.2.1.4 General Procedures
- C.2.4 Capacity Emergency Transfer Objective (CETO) Procedure
- C.2.5 Capacity Emergency Transfer Limit (CETL) Procedure
- Conforming changes were made to the following sections to incorporate provisions of FERC's CIFP-RA order (ER24-99) and CONE Area 5 order (ER24-462):
- 1.2.2 Participation of Resource Providers
- 2.1.1 Installed Reserve Margin
- 2.1.2 Peak Load Forecasts
- 2.1.3.1 Pool-wide Average EFORd (Through 2024/2025 Delivery Year)
- 2.1.3.2 Pool-wide average Accredited UCAP Factor (Starting with 2025/2026 Delivery Year)
- 2.1.4 Forecast Pool Requirement
- 2.1.5 Effective Load Carrying Capability and ELCC Resources in Capacity Exchange
- 2.2 Role of Load Deliverability in the Reliability Pricing Model
- 2.3 Locational Constraints in the Reliability Pricing Model
- 2.3.1 Locational Constraints in the Reliability Pricing Model
- 2.4 Reliability Requirements
- 3.3 Parameters of the Variable Resource Requirement
- 3.3.1 Cost of New Entry
- 3.4 Plotting the Variable Resource Requirement Curve
- 4.2.1 Existing Generation Capacity Resource – Internal
- 4.2.2 Existing Generation Capacity Resources – External
- 4.2.3 Planned Generation Capacity Resources – Internal
- 4.2.3.1 Binding Notice of Intent to Offer (Effective with the 2025/2026 Delivery Year)
- 4.2.4 Planned Generation Capacity Resources – External
- 4.2.5 Equivalent Demand Forced Outage Rate
- 4.2.7 Accredited UCAP for ELCC Resources
- 4.3.1 Requirements of Load Management Products in RPM
- 4.3.8 Determination of the UCAP Value of Load Management
- 4.4 Energy Efficiency Resources
- 4.6.2 Entering Unit-Specific Bilateral Transactions
- 4.6.3 Exporting a Generation Resource
- 4.6.5 Treatment of Unit-Specific Capacity Transactions that Start/End Mid-Delivery Year
- 4.6.8 Locational Unforced Capacity (UCAP) Transactions
- 4.7.1 Resource Position for Generation Capacity Resources
- 4.7.2 Resource Position for Demand Resources
- 5.2 RPM Auction Timeline
- 5.3. RPM Auction Parameters
- 5.4.1 Resource-Specific Sell Offer Requirements
- 5.4.3 New Entry Pricing Adjustment
- 5.4.4 Sell Offer Caps
- 5.4.8.4 Default MOPR Floor Offer Prices
- 5.7.1 Participation in the Base Residual Auction
- 5.8.1 Participation in the Incremental Auctions
- 8.1 Overview of Resource Performance Assessments
- 8.2.1 Generation (RPM Commitment Compliance)
- 8.2.2 Demand Resources (RPM Commitment Compliance)
- 8.4A Non-Performance Assessment
- 8.7 Load Management Test Compliance
- 8.8 Replacement Resources
- 9.1.9 Non-Performance Charge/Bonus Performance Credit
- 11.1.3 Participation in the FRR Alternative
- 11.2.1 Preliminary Unforced Capacity Obligation
- 11.3 Capacity Plan
- 11.4.1 Resource Portfolio
- 11.4.7 Load Management Products
- 11.8.1 FRR Capacity Resource Deficiency Charges
- Manual will be retired as of 6/1/2025. Its contents are contained within M20A.
- Manual will be retired as of 6/1/2025. Its contents are contained within M21B.
- Periodic Review
- Section 1.1: Updated note regarding registered Transmission Operator (TOP) exceptions
- Section 2.1.1.2: Updated Dynamic Line Rating Notice Requirement
- Section 3.2 and 3.9: Added transient voltage criteria and controlling actions
- Section 4.2.9: Added rescheduling rules for cancelled tickets
- Attachment A: Removed Homer City RAS due to retirement
- Cover to Cover Periodic Review
- Updated list of Transmission Operators in PJM footprint
- Remove version number from NERC standards
- Attachment G: Updated Table 1, Annual Restoration Plan Review Deadlines, with current list of Transmission Owners
- Attachment H: Updated Under Frequency Load Shed table with new data
Administrative Change (Approved by Monica Burkett 05/06/2024):
- Updated Cover to reflect Membership Process & Services as the maintainer
- Updated Approval page to Membership & Services from Knowledge Management Center
- Updated "and" to "&" within Membership Process & Services
Revision 18 (04/25/2024):
- Updated Section 6.1 to allow PJM to release certain ELCC information
- Manual Ownership updated from Anita Patel to Monica Burkett
- Manual Department updated from Knowledge Management Center to Membership Process & Services
• Periodic Review
• Section 3.1.2 Real time market application process flow diagram updated to match M-11
• Section 3.1.2 Changed "or" to "and" for solar and wind resources
• Section 4.3.3 Updated bi-lateral regulation to reference M-11
• Section 4.4.8 Deleted reference to compensation for regulation resources
• Section 4.5.4 & 4.5.15 Grammatical & typo cleanup
• Attachment B Updated with solar-hybrid resource information
• Attachment F Updated references to match manuals from 14A to 14H
- Addition of Interface Prices section (2.20)
M-37
Reliability Coordination
- Periodic cover to cover review
- Revised or added the following sections to address FAC-011-4 and FAC-014-3
- 3.1 PJM SOL Methodology
- 3.2 Common Facility Ratings
- 3.3 System Voltage Limits
- 3.4 Stability Limits
- 3.5 SOL Contingency Set for Stability Determination
- 3.6 SOL Performance and Exceedance Determination
- 3.7 SOL Exceedance Communication
- 3.8 IROL Identification and Criteria
- 3.9 SOL Methodology Posting and Sharing Obligations
- 3.10 Establishing and Communicating System Operating Limits
- 3.11 Providing SOLs and IROLs
- 3.12 Monitoring of SOL and IROL Limits
- Section 3.10 – Removed references to M-03 - Section 5 and replaced with M-03B
- Section 5.1 and Attachment A: Appendix B - Added LGE and KU to the Joint Reliability Coordination Agreement
- Attachment A: Added TSA and IROL studies for next day operations
- Attachment A: Appendix D – Removed ITCI
- Quick Fix
- Removed PJM Compliance Bulletin reference
- Aligned Manual BES definitions with the NERC-approved BES definition
- Updated title of NERC Continuing Education Program to NERC Credential Maintenance Program throughout
- Section 1.3: Clarified roles and responsibilities of Member Training Liaison and Dispatcher Training Subcommittee representative
- Section 1.5.4: Updated binary pronoun usage in order to support PJM's diversity, equity and inclusion efforts
- Section 2: Removed references to the PJM Markets (voluntary) certification exam
- Section 2.3.4: Clarified the process for calculating roll-over hours
- Section 3: Clarified the applicability of training and certification requirements on a role basis
- Section 3: Removed subsection for Transmission Owner Operators/Generation Dispatchers, as individuals performing this role are subject to the requirements outlined for both Transmission Owner Operators and Generation Dispatchers, respectively. Renumbered remaining subsections.
- Section 3.3: Clarified the responsibility of the Training Liaison for compliance monitoring
- Section 3.5: Updated the reference to the TO/TOP Matrix to include all applicable NERC standards
- Retirement of Real Time Values section (2.3.4.4) and additions to Parameter Limited Schedule Exceptions section (2.3.4.3)
- Periodic Review
- Attachment A: Removed ITCI
- Attachment A: Updated discrete unit outages based on last three seasons
- Added missing "Workshops" definition to Section 2 previously endorsed in Revision 16