Managing congestion at the seams of PJM & MISO

Summary form only given. As PJM and MISO implement their electricity markets, a number of issues have arisen regarding the coordination of operations at the seams or boundaries between these systems. One of the major issues is the interaction of the different congestion management methodologies (market based and traditional) used by the parties. This presentation describes the methods included the joint operating agreement (JOA) between MISO and PJM, of December 15, 2003 to ensure that parallel flows and impacts are recognized and controlled to maintain system reliability