Transmission and Distribution

PJM extended a Cold Weather Alert to Tuesday and Wednesday for the ComEd region following a Cold Weather Alert issued for most of the western PJM region for Sunday and Monday. The alert expiring Feb. 8 applies to the following transmission zones: American Electric Power, American Municipal Power Transmission, ComEd, Cleveland Public Power, Dayton Power & Light, Duke … [Read more...] about Cold Weather Alert Issued for Feb. 7-10

PJM Interconnection has shared its initial thoughts on recommended critical areas for stakeholders to focus on as they work to improve and refine the interconnection processes through a series of workshops culminating in March. At the third of four collaborative workshop sessions on Jan. 29, PJM summarized the comprehensive and diverse stakeholder feedback gathered as part … [Read more...] about PJM Interconnection Process Enhancements Evolve

PJM announced today it will hold a series of workshops to discuss and explore enhancements to the PJM capacity market. In a Jan. 29 correspondence to stakeholders, PJM announced the workshop dates and outlined the sessions. The four workshops will take place in February and March, with the first scheduled Feb. 12. During these sessions, PJM will share its thoughts on the … [Read more...] about PJM Announces New Series of Capacity Market Workshops

In 2020, PJM steered its planning priorities toward the emerging needs of the future grid and removing barriers for the growing number of renewable resources and others seeking to interconnect. PJM received 970 new service requests in 2020, more than double the 470 projects proposed just two years before in 2018. Before grid connection is approved, projects must undergo a … [Read more...] about 2020 in Review: Planning Prepares for Evolving Needs

PJM released its annual long-term forecast report Dec. 30, to show estimated load growth of 0.3 percent per year for summer and winter peaks over a 10-year planning horizon starting in 2021. PJM’s independent load forecast was derived using improved modeling techniques to estimate upcoming peak and energy usage trends. In the 2021 Load Forecast Supplement, PJM … [Read more...] about PJM 2021 Long-Term Load Forecast Predicts Slight Growth