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Lawmakers question ‘supplemental’ transmission projects after testimony showing high New Jersey costs
Summary
Rate counsel told a March 28 joint hearing that New Jersey ratepayers pay more for so‑called supplemental transmission projects than other PJM states, and committee members asked the BPU and legislature to require review and competitive procurement for such builds.
At the March 28 joint hearing, the Division of Rate Counsel raised concerns about supplemental transmission projects—utility‑proposed builds that proceed without competitive procurement and with limited external oversight.
Rate Counsel’s point: Brian Lipman, director of the Division of Rate Counsel, told lawmakers that PJM transmission owners can propose supplemental projects to address local needs and typically build them directly.…
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