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Lawmakers press PJM on transmission siting after PSEG route through Carroll County draws opposition
Summary
Delegates pressed PJM about the process that led to a PSEG‑awarded high‑voltage transmission line route through Carroll County, and PJM explained its regional transmission expansion plan and that developers—not PJM—select routes and seek CPCNs from the PSC.
Delegates at the Economic Matters Committee pressed PJM officials about how high‑voltage transmission projects are approved and routed after concerns that a PSEG project would cross Carroll County farmland and conservation areas.
Jason Shannon and PJM planners told lawmakers that PJM solicits competitive proposals in a regional transmission expansion plan (RTEP) process, evaluates submittals for constructability and cost effectiveness, and awards a solution to a developer; the developer, not PJM, selects the specific line route and must then apply for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from the Public Service Commission.
Shannon said PJM “solicit[s] solutions to that problem” and does not pick the route. He…
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