PCCA Journal 4th Quarter 2013 - page 25

PCCA Journal|4
th
Quarter 2013
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PJM Board Approves $1.2 Billion
in Transmission Improvements
T
he PJM Interconnec-
tion Board of Managers
authorized $1.2 billion in
upgrades and improve-
ments to the high-voltage
electric transmission system that serves
the Mid-Atlantic and all or parts of other
states between the Mid-Atlantic and
Chicago, Ill. The upgrades and improve-
ments were identified as part of PJM’s
continuous regional planning process.
The announced changes call for up-
grades and improvements to transform-
ers, substations, and other transmission
facilities throughout the region served by
PJM.
“PJM and our members know firsthand
that a strong, resilient grid is important to
meet the challenging impacts of Mother
Nature, such as Super Storm Sandy last
year, and the ongoing, dramatic shift of
generation from coal to natural gas that’s
resulted in the closure of many older coal
plants,” said Terry Boston, PJM president
and CEO. “PJM’s transmission improve-
ment plan and these new upgrades ad-
dress these challenges.”
With these changes, the PJM regional
transmission plan includes more than
$24.2 billion of transmission additions
and upgrades since the first plan was
approved by the board in 2000.
PJM Interconnection, founded in 1927,
ensures the reliability of the high-voltage
electric power system serving 61 mil-
lion people in all or parts of Delaware,
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland,
Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vir-
ginia, West Virginia, and the District of
Columbia. PJM coordinates and directs
the operation of the region’s transmis-
sion grid, which includes 62,556 miles
of transmission lines, administers a com-
petitive wholesale electricity market, and
plans regional transmission expansion
improvements to maintain grid reliability
and relieve congestion.
Power News continued on page 26
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