Downes Associates is a member of PJM and is actively working to represent
the interest of public power utility clients. PJM is diligently working to formulate new
business and marketing rules and revise existing rules to make deregulated power supply
more economical and reliable. PJM currently has an ever expanding region of influence that
will soon range from the Carolinas to the mid-west. PJM encourages membership and involvement
by public power utilities and gives them voting status in the rulemaking process. PJM values
input from public power utilities to help formulate fair and effective rules that will be
used to govern deregulated power supply for many years to come.
In order to represent public
power clients, Downes Associates is a member of
the following PJM Committees:
· Members Committee
· Reliability Committee
· Electricity Markets Committee
· Planning Committee
In order to provide direct
input on critical rulemaking that directly impacts
public power utilities, Downes Associates has
participated in the following working groups:
· Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT)
Development Stakeholder Process
· Intermittent Capacity Working Group
· Behind-the-Meter Generation Working Group
Downes monitors the following issues that greatly
affect public power utilities.
· Load Issues
· Generation Issues
· Demand Side Management Issues: ALM, Load
Drop, Load Management
PJM membership provides Downes Associates with
a continuous stream of information regarding the
constantly changing deregulated power supply environment.
This PJM information is utilized to help provide
our clients with the best advice possible to aid
in their power system planning.
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