[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34492-34493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11416]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD23-7-000]
PJM Capacity Market Forum; Supplemental Notice of Forum
As announced in the April 19, 2023 Notice in this proceeding, the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) will convene a
Commissioner-led forum to examine the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM)
capacity market in the above-captioned proceeding on June 15, 2023 from
approximately 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, following the
Commission's scheduled open meeting. The forum will be held in-person
at the Commission headquarters at 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426 in the Commission Meeting Room.
The purpose of this forum is to solicit varied perspectives on the
current state of the PJM capacity market, potential improvements to the
market, and to consider related proposals to address resource adequacy.
The forum will include three panels that will explore whether the PJM
capacity market is achieving its objective of ensuring resource
adequacy at just and reasonable rates, discuss potential market design
reforms that may be needed to achieve this objective, and discuss state
Commissioners' and state representatives' views on these issues. The
agenda for this forum attached to this Supplemental Notice provides
more detail for each panel.
While the forum is not for the purpose of discussing any specific
matters before the Commission, some forum discussions may involve
issues raised in proceedings that are currently pending before the
Commission. These proceedings include, but are not limited to:
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PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.............. Docket Nos. ER22-962, et al.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.............. Docket Nos. ER23-729, et al.;
EL23-19, et al.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.............. Docket No. ER23-1038-001.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.............. Docket No. ER23-1067-000.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.............. Docket No. ER23-1609-000.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.............. Docket No. ER23-1700-000.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.............. Docket No. EL21-78-000.
SOO Green HVDC Link ProjectCo, LLC v. Docket No. EL21-103-000.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
Roy J. Shanker v. PJM Interconnection Docket No. EL23-13-000.
LLC.
Essential Power OPP, LLC, et al. v. PJM Docket No. EL23-53-000.
Interconnection, L.L.C.
Aurora Generation, LLC, et al. v. PJM Docket No. EL23-54-000.
Interconnection, L.L.C.
Coalition of PJM Capacity Resources v. Docket No. EL23-55-000.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
Talen Energy Marketing, LLC v. PJM Docket No. EL23-56-000.
Interconnection, L.L.C.
Lee County Generating Station, LLC v. Docket Nos. EL23-57, et al.
PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
SunEnergy1, LLC v. PJM Interconnection, Docket No. EL23-58-000.
L.L.C.
Lincoln Generating Facility, LLC v. PJM Docket No. EL23-59-000.
Interconnection, L.L.C.
Parkway Generation Keys Energy Center Docket No. EL23-60-000.
LLC v. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative v. PJM Docket No. EL23-61-000.
Interconnection, L.L.C.
Energy Harbor LLC v. PJM Docket No. EL23-63-000.
Interconnection, L.L.C.
Calpine Corp. v. PJM Interconnection, Docket No. EL23-66-000.
L.L.C.
Invenergy Nelson LLC v. PJM Docket No. EL23-67-000.
Interconnection, L.L.C.
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Attached to this Supplemental Notice is an agenda for the forum,
which includes the forum program and expected panelists.
Panelists are asked to submit advance materials to provide any
information related to their respective panel (e.g., summary
statements, reports, whitepapers, studies, or testimonies) that
panelists believe should be included in the record of this proceeding
by June 2, 2023. Panelists should file all advance materials in the
AD23-7-000 docket in eLibrary.
The forum will be open to the public and there is no fee for
attendance. Information will also be posted on the Calendar of Events
on the Commission's website, www.ferc.gov, prior to the event.
The forum will be transcribed and webcast. Transcripts will be
available for a fee from Ace Reporting (202-347-3700). A free webcast
of this event is available through the Commission's website. Anyone
with internet access who desires to view this event can do so by
navigating to www.ferc.gov's Calendar of Events and locating this event
in the Calendar. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission provides
technical support for the free webcasts. Please call (202) 502-8680 or
email [email protected] if you have any questions.
Commission forums are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations, please
send an email to [email protected], call toll-free (866) 208-3372
(voice) or (202) 208-8659 (TTY), or send a fax to (202) 208-2106 with
the required accommodations.
For more information about this forum, please contact Katherine
Scott at [email protected] or (202) 502-8190. For information
related to logistics, please contact Sarah McKinley at
[email protected] or (202) 502-8368.
Dated: May 23, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
PJM Capacity Market Forum
Docket No. AD23-7-000
June 15, 2023
Agenda and Speakers
12:00 p.m.-12:20 p.m.: Welcome and Opening Remarks
12:20 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Panel 1: Objectives and Outcomes of PJM's
Capacity Market
This panel will explore whether the PJM capacity market is
achieving its objective of ensuring resource adequacy at just and
reasonable rates. To facilitate an open and thoughtful dialogue, we
suggest panelists be prepared to discuss questions such as (1) is the
PJM capacity market fulfilling its objectives? If not, why not?; (2) do
changes to the resource mix and load, including wide-spread
electrification and increased risks due to extreme weather, require
changes to the structure of the capacity market?; (3) are there other
drivers that may be
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preventing the PJM capacity market from achieving its objectives?
Panelists
Manu Asthana, President and CEO, PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
Joseph Bowring, President, Monitoring Analytics, Inc.
Jim Robb, President and CEO, North American Electric
Reliability Corporation
Phil Moeller, Executive Vice President, Business Operations
Group and Regulatory Affairs, Edison Electric Institute
Greg Poulos, Executive Director, Consumer Advocates of the PJM
States
1:30 p.m.-1:40 p.m.: Break
1:40 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Panel 2: Capacity Market Design Reforms
This panel will focus on market design reforms that could better
achieve the objectives of PJM's capacity market, including those
currently under consideration in PJM's Critical Issue Fast Path
stakeholder process. We suggest panelists be prepared to discuss
questions such as (1) what reforms might improve the capacity auction's
ability to send efficient signals for entry and exit?; (2) what changes
might send more efficient signals for resources to perform in real-
time?; and (3) what other changes to PJM's current capacity market
design might better achieve its objectives?
Panelists
Adam Keech, Vice President of Market Design and Economics, PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C.
Joseph Bowring, President, Monitoring Analytics, Inc.
Glen Thomas, President, PJM Power Providers Group
Marji Philips, Senior Vice President, Wholesale Market Policy,
LS Power
Todd Snitchler, President and CEO, Electric Power Supply
Association
Michelle Bloodworth, President and CEO, America's Power
Susan Bruce, PJM Industrial Customer Coalition
Casey Roberts, Senior Attorney, Sierra Club
James Wilson, Principle, Wilson Energy Economics
3:30 p.m.-3:40 p.m.: Break
3:40 p.m.-4:40 p.m.: Panel 3: Roundtable with State Representatives
This panel will be a roundtable with state Commissioners and other
state representatives that will reflect on discussions in the first and
second panels. This panel may include discussion on how the PJM
capacity market has been functioning and potential changes.
Panelists
Dan Conway, Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Joe Fiordaliso, President, New Jersey Board of Public
Utilities
Kent Chandler, Chairman, Kentucky Public Service Commission
Emile Thompson, Chairman, District of Columbia Public Service
Commission
William Fields, Deputy People's Counsel, Maryland Office of
People's Counsel
Ruth Ann Price, Deputy Public Advocate, Delaware Division of
the Public Advocate
4:40 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: Closing Remarks
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