Regional Transmission Expansion Plan (RTEP)
The PJM Planning Committee endorsed a coalition proposal to rework how generation owners can transfer capacity interconnection rights from a deactivating unit to a new resource.
PJM could see a growing capacity shortfall starting with the 2029/30 delivery year, the RTO found after running its effective load carrying capability (ELCC) model on a generation mix forecast through the 2034/35 DY.
The PJM Planning Committee and TEAC discussed a CIR transfer proposal, changes to upcoming projects and Load Analysis Subcommittee charter revisions, among other topics.
PJM transmission owners approved transferring filing rights over the RTO’s transmission plan to the grid operator itself through a package of amendments to the Consolidated Transmission Owners Agreement.
PJM should adopt a more proactive transmission planning process to deal with the changing resource mix and growing demand on its system in the coming 15 years, according to a report by Americans for a Clean Energy Grid.
The Public Interest and Environmental Organization User Group discussed generation deactivations, filing rights over regional planning and long-term transmission projects with the PJM Board of Managers.
PJM members rejected revisions to the RTO’s tariff that would shift filing rights over the RTEP from the Members Committee to the Board of Managers.
The East Kentucky Power Cooperative presented possible changes to the process for transferring capacity interconnection rights from a retiring generator to a replacement resource.
FERC approved PJM’s cost allocation for a $5 billion in transmission upgrades aimed at resolving reliability violations posed by growing data center load in Northern Virginia and retirements in Maryland.
The PJM Planning Committee is considering a change to an issue charge framing a discussion on how capacity interconnection rights can be transferred from a retiring generator to a planned resource in the interconnection queue.
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