PJM expects to open a proposal window for market efficiency transmission projects later this year, PJM officials told members at last week's TEAC meeting.

PJM transmission planners identified more than $800 million in reliability upgrades for inclusion in the PJM RTEP for 2013. Costs may exceed $1 billion.

The diversity of solutions and costs proposed for Artificial Island validates FERC’s view that competition reduces costs and increases innovation.

Integrating offshore wind into PJM will require billions in new transmission spending. Lines on shore also will have to be upgraded or built.

PJM's 2013 Market Efficiency Study revealed that an increase in the dispatch of gas-fired units in east PJM reduced west to east congestion in PJM.

PJM yesterday announced the first transmission project open to non-utility transmission developers under the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Order 100...