Dozens of comments, protests filed in PJM capacity auction proceeding

摘要

Generators and clean energy trade groups have urged federalregulators to reject a PJM Interconnection proposal to alter theresults of its latest capacity auction, arguing the grid operator’sproposed solution to a mismatch in supply and demand willundermine confidence in PJM’s capacity market.But state regulators and consumer advocates asked theFederal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve PJM’sproposed fix, calling it the best way to address what wouldamount to a more than 400% increase in capacity prices forthe Delmarva Power & Light Company capacity zone coveringMaryland’s southern peninsula.