Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Issues Delegated Order in PJM Interconnection Case

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a delegated order in the case of PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. regarding the cancellation of a wholesale market participation agreement. The order, issued by Leanne Khammal, Acting Director of the Division of Electric Power Regulation - East, accepts the notice of cancellation submitted by PJM on July 2, 2025, and makes the cancellation effective as of March 1, 2024. This decision was made without any protests or adverse comments being filed.

Key Takeaways:

  • The FERC has accepted the notice of cancellation of the wholesale market participation agreement between PJM, Dovetail Energy, LLC, and American Transmission Systems, Incorporated.
  • The cancellation is effective as of March 1, 2024, as requested by PJM.
  • The filing was publicly noticed, and no protests or adverse comments were filed.
  • The order grants notices of intervention, timely-filed motions to intervene, and unopposed motions to intervene out-of-time filed before the issuance date.
  • The action does not constitute approval of any service, rate, charge, classification, or any rule, regulation, contract, or practice.
  • PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. is the company involved in the case.
  • Dovetail Energy, LLC is a party to the cancelled agreement.
  • American Transmission Systems, Incorporated is a party to the cancelled agreement.
  • Leanne Khammal, Acting Director of the Division of Electric Power Regulation - East, issued the delegated order.
  • The order was issued on August 26, 2025.

Statistics:

  • 1.0.0: The version number of the PJM Service Agreements Tariff (Source: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., PJM Service Agreements Tariff, PJM SA No. 4446).
  • 18 C.F.R. 375.307: The FERC regulation that delegates authority to the Director of the Division of Electric Power Regulation - East (Source: FERC regulations).
  • 18 C.F.R. 385.214: The FERC regulation that governs notice of intervention and motions to intervene (Source: FERC regulations).
  • 30 days: The timeframe for filing a request for rehearing by the Commission (Source: 18 C.F.R. SS 385.713).

Sources:

  • PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., PJM Service Agreements Tariff, PJM SA No. 4446 (1.0.0) [Note: No date provided]
  • FERC regulations (18 C.F.R. SS 375.307, 18 C.F.R. SS 385.214, 18 C.F.R. SS 385.713)
  • Central Hudson Gas & Elec. Corp., 60 FERC P 61,106, reh'g denied, 61 FERC P 61,089 (1992)
  • Sunflower Elec. Power Corp., 173 FERC P 61,054 (2020) (Danly, Comm'r, dissenting)