[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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