Notice2026-11599
PJM Governance and Stakeholder Reforms; Supplemental Notice of Commission-Led Technical Conference
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June 10, 2026
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35198-35199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11599]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. AD26-7-000]
PJM Governance and Stakeholder Reforms; Supplemental Notice of
Commission-Led Technical Conference
As announced in the May 12, 2026 Notice in the above-referenced
proceeding, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) will
convene a Chairman and Commissioner-led technical conference. The one-
day technical conference will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on Thursday, July 23, 2026, in the Kevin J. McIntyre
Commission Meeting Room at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
The purpose of this technical conference is to discuss PJM
Interconnection, L.L.C.'s (PJM) governance and stakeholder processes,
with a particular focus on identifying and evaluating concrete,
actionable reforms to improve PJM's ability to address operational and
market needs in a timely and efficient manner. The conference will
explore specific governance features and stakeholder processes in PJM
that impact timely action on operational and market needs. The
conference will also explore potential reforms to PJM governance
structure and stakeholder processes. The preliminary agenda for this
conference is attached to this Supplemental Notice.
Individuals interested in participating as panelists should submit
a self-nomination email by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, June 15,
2026, to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a6f6eceb8be1c9d0c3d4c8c7c8c5c38bf4c3c0c9d4cbd58be5c9c8c0c3d4c3c8c5c3e6c0c3d4c588c1c9d0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f6a6bcbbdbb1998093849897989593dba4939099849b85dbb5999890938493989593b690938495d8919980">[email protected]</span></a>. Each nomination
should state the proposed panelist's name, contact information,
organizational affiliation, and indicate the general area on which the
proposed panelist would like to speak.
Prior to the technical conference, all interested persons are also
invited to file in the docket captioned above comments on the issues to
be discussed at the conference, including on the questions listed in
the attached agenda. Commenters need not answer all the questions but
are encouraged to organize responses using the numbering and sequencing
in the attached agenda.
The Commission will not discuss any specific proceeding pending
before the Commission at this technical conference. The Commission will
issue another supplemental notice with panelist assignments for each
panel and any revisions to the attached agenda.
The technical conference will be open to the public. Advance
registration is not required, and there is no fee for attendance.
Information will also be posted on the Calendar of Events on the
Commission's website, <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>, prior to the event. To stay
apprised of issuances in this docket, there is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Commission's website that enables subscribers to receive
email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket.
The technical conference will be transcribed and webcast.
Transcripts will be available for a fee from Ace Reporting (202-347-
3700). A link to the webcast of this event will be available in the
Commission Calendar of Events at <a href="http://www.ferc.gov">www.ferc.gov</a>. The Commission provides
technical support for the free webcasts. Please call 202-502-8680 or
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3655434542595b5344765053445518515940"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b4d7c1c7c0dbd9d1c6f4d2d1c6d79ad3dbc2">[email protected]</span></a> if you have any questions.
Commission technical conferences are accessible under section 508
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations,
please send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a7b79797f696973787376736e635a7c7f6879347d756c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3e5f5d5d5b4d4d575c5752574a477e585b4c5d10595148">[email protected]</span></a> or call toll free 1-866-
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 technical conference, please
contact Alandro Valdez at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1a7b767b747e6875346c7b767e7f605a7c7f6879347d756c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fc9d909d92988e93d28a9d90989986bc9a998e9fd29b938a">[email protected]</span></a> or 202-502-8986. For
legal information, please contact Emmett Barnes at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6f0a02020a1b1b410d0e1d010a1c2f090a1d0c41080019"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="741119191100005a1615061a110734121106175a131b02">[email protected]</span></a> or 202-502-8413.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 825h.)
Dated: June 5, 2026.
Carlos D. Clay,
Deputy Secretary.
PJM Governance and Stakeholder Reforms
Docket No. AD26-7-000
Agenda
Thursday, July 23, 2026
9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m.: Chairman and Commissioner Opening Remarks
9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.: Remarks of Invited Speakers
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Panel 1: PJM Governance Mechanics--Board
Authority, States' Role, Filing Rights, and Document Architecture
This panel will explore aspects of PJM's governance mechanics that
may impede PJM's ability to address operational and market needs.
Panelists will also identify and discuss potential concrete, actionable
solutions to ensure that PJM's Board and PJM are best equipped to
tackle immediate and future challenges that are identified by
stakeholders.
Potential Questions
1. What is the PJM Board's role in ensuring that PJM is
sufficiently tackling the region's operational and market challenges?
How does the Board evaluate its effectiveness in that role? How often,
and under what circumstances, does the Board act unilaterally, and
should this change?
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2. How should states, through the Organization of PJM States, Inc.
(OPSI) or other structures, interface with the Board to enable the
region to meet operational and market challenges while respecting PJM's
independence?
3. What governance reforms would best improve accountability and
responsiveness?
4. How does the division of Federal Power Act section 205 \1\
filing rights among PJM, Transmission Owners, and the Members Committee
affect PJM's ability to act effectively and quickly, when warranted, to
address operational and market needs?
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\1\ 16 U.S.C. 824d.
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5. To what extent do provisions in PJM's Operating Agreement,
Transmission Owner Agreement, Open Access Transmission Tariff,
Reliability Assurance Agreement, or Manuals impede timely decision-
making by PJM?
6. Recognizing regional differences, are there lessons from other
regional transmission organization/independent system operator (RTO/
ISO) governance structures that PJM could reasonably adopt to improve
its responsiveness to the region's operational and market challenges?
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.: Lunch Break
1:00 p.m.-3:45 p.m.: Panel 2: PJM Stakeholder Process--Design,
Transparency, and Decision-Making
Includes a 15-minute break
With respect to RTO/ISO stakeholder processes, the Commission has
found RTO/ISO responsiveness to customers and stakeholders as essential
to well-functioning markets, and established four principles to assess
the filed practices and procedures of each RTO and ISO: inclusiveness,
fairness in balancing diverse interests, representation of minority
positions, and ongoing responsiveness.\2\ This panel will examine how
PJM's stakeholder process, including established sectors, committees,
and voting structures, affects the RTO's ability to take necessary and
timely actions, including section 205 filings, to address the region's
operational and market challenges. Panelists will also discuss state
participation in the stakeholder process and potential process
redesigns that preserve multisector representation. This panel will
also identify potential concrete, actionable reforms to improve the
effectiveness of the PJM stakeholder process and create fast-path or
time-bound review procedures for critical issues.
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\2\ Wholesale Competition in Regions with Organized Electric
Markets, Order No. 719, 125 FERC ] 61,071, at PP 482, 504 (2008),
order on reh'g, Order No. 719-A, 128 FERC ] 61,059 (2009), order on
reh'g, Order No. 719-B, 129 FERC ] 61,252 (2009).
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Potential Questions
1. Do sector-weighted voting and existing voting thresholds strike
the right balance between achieving consensus and taking timely action?
2. What transparency reforms would improve the quality of PJM's
stakeholder process and increase stakeholder confidence in its
decision-making?
3. Are there structured opportunities in the stakeholder process
for state participation (e.g., defined consultation windows, joint
technical sessions) to provide input on topics that are of interest to
the states?
4. Do existing governing document provisions (e.g., Operating
Agreement, Manuals) impede stakeholder decision-making and what changes
could be made to address them?
5. What reforms to the stakeholder process could ensure PJM can
meet the region's challenges?
6. What near-term reforms to stakeholder representation could PJM
and its Members \3\ take to improve speed in decision-making while
preserving stakeholder input?
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\3\ Members are defined as ``an entity that satisfies the
requirements of the [OA], section 11.6 and that (i) is a member of
the LLC immediately prior to the Effective Date, or (ii) has
executed an Additional Member Agreement in the form set forth in
Operating Agreement, Schedule 4. PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., Intra-
PJM Tariffs, M-N, OA Definitions M-N (22.0.1). Members are either
(i) Transmission Owners, (ii) Generation Owners, (iii) Other
Suppliers, (iv) Electricity Distributors, or (v) End-Use
customers.'' PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., Intra-PJM Tariffs, 11.6,
OA 11.6 Membership Requirements (4.0.0). Stakeholders are defined as
``PJM Members, OPSI and its members, state consumer advocates who
are not PJM Members, Independent Market Monitor, PJM staff, and
PJM's Board.'' PJM Manual 34, Section 2 (Definitions).
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7. Are there elements of PJM's committee structure that routinely
contribute to delays? Are there stakeholder processes or issues that
could be expedited or changed to provide greater focus on key issues
and allow faster or more unilateral action on others?
8. Should PJM increase the use of fast-path or time-bound review
procedures to expedite committee action on high-importance topics?
9. Recognizing regional differences, are there lessons from other
RTO/ISO stakeholder processes that PJM could reasonably adopt to
improve speed in voting processes and stakeholder representation?
3:45 p.m.-4:00 p.m.: Recap and Closing Remarks
[FR Doc. 2026-11599 Filed 6-9-26; 8:45 am]
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