PJM Proposes Definition of "Affiliated Fuel Supplier" for Manual 15
The change would memorialize an existing expectation for transparency, not alter the underlying Fuel Cost Policy review process.
PJM's proposed package would add a definition of "Affiliated Fuel Supplier" to Manual 15.1
PJM is proposing to explicitly memorialize this existing expectation in Manual 15 to provide transparency for all market sellers.2
PJM says the PJM/IMM package is not a proposed change to the Fuel Cost Policy review process itself; its intent is to add language to Manual 15 memorializing PJM's current Fuel Cost Policy review process.3
PJM says this position coincides with the Independent Market Monitor's position as stated in the IMM's 2022 State of the Market Report.4
PJM says this issue was first brought to the Market Implementation Committee in January 2026 and has been worked through the committee as a CBIR Lite process.5
On the schedule: PJM's schedule sets an MRC first read for August 19, 2026.6
PJM's schedule sets an MRC endorsement vote for September 24, 2026, and an MC endorsement vote for October 28, 2026.7
Coverage notes
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- This piece does not state whether the Market Implementation Committee approved the proposal at its August 5, 2026 meeting; the document set shows a vote was scheduled that day but not the outcome.
- The Manual 15 matrix PJM references for existing standards is not among the documents reviewed and is not described here.
- This piece does not confirm whether the Markets and Reliability Committee and Members Committee will endorse the package on PJM's scheduled dates.
- PJM states only that no currently approved Fuel Cost Policy filing relies on an affiliated fuel supplier's quotes; this piece does not go further.