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FirstEnergy briefs committee on transmission constraints, proposed export line from John Amos
Summary
FirstEnergy's Mon Power and Potomac Edison told lawmakers that local transmission constraints, supply shortages and interconnection queue dynamics are driving planning for upgrades; the company highlighted a PJM-proposed 765 kV export line originating near John Amos that would export power toward the East Coast and said BEAD and data centers factor into local planning.
Gary Jack, senior corporate counsel for Mon Power and Potomac Edison (FirstEnergy), told the joint committee that the company serves about 555,000 West Virginia customers in 40 counties and that transmission above 138 kV is operated under PJM’s control. He said transmission exists to move generation to load and that as demand grows the utility is seeing increasing need for substation and line upgrades.
Jack described two planning paths for transmission: the regional transmission expansion plan PJM manages (RTEP) and utility-initiated supplemental projects that local owners…
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