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July 17, 2025

Regional Transmission Expansion Plan (RTEP)

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FERC Opens Door for PJM to Refile RTEP Protocol Proposal
FERC opened the door for PJM to resubmit a previously rejected proposal to shift its Regional Transmission Expansion Plan protocol from its operating agreement to its tariff, while dismissing a rehearing request for a connected proposal by the RTO’s transmission owners.
PJM
PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: July 8, 2025
The Planning Committee endorsed by acclamation a PJM proposal to rework how it determines which jurisdiction a resource point of interconnection falls under.
PPL
PJM TEAC Briefs: June 5, 2025

PJM presented additional detail on the regional interchange and transmission violations expected to fuel need for transmission buildout in the first window of the 2025 Regional Transmission Expansion Plan.

Ameren
FERC Approves PJM 2024 RTEP Cost Assignment
FERC approved PJM’s proposed cost allocation for $6.7 billion in transmission upgrades included in the first window of the 2024 Regional Transmission Expansion Plan.
FERC
Christie Blasts PJM Pursuit of Transource Market Efficiency Project
FERC Chair Mark Christie criticized PJM for continuing to consider proceeding with Transource Energy’s Independence Energy Connection transmission project years after Pennsylvania regulators denied it a certificate of public convenience and need.
PJM
PJM Board Approves $6B in Grid Upgrades
The PJM Board of Managers approved a $6 billion package of grid upgrades that includes expanding the 765-kV backbone east to meet rising demand, particularly in Northern Virginia’s Data Center Alley. 
ITC Midwest
Incumbent Utilities Make Case for ROFR Laws in New Report
A band of incumbent utilities has collected case studies that they say demonstrate the need to instate or maintain the right of first refusal for the good of grid expansion.
Dominion Energy
PJM TEAC Briefs: Feb. 4, 2025
PJM's Transmission Expansion Advisory Committee heard a presentation about the preliminary 2029 congestion results in the 2024/25 Base Case.
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PJM PC/TEAC Briefs: Jan. 7, 2025
PJM’s Andrew Gledhill presented a proposal to the Planning Committee to revise the installed reserve margin and forecast pool requirement for the third 2025/26 Incremental Auction.
PSEG Renewable Transmission
PSEG’s Piedmont Transmission Project Faces Opposition in Maryland
The Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project is a proposed 67-mile, 500-kV transmission line that could be vital to grid reliability in the state but has already sparked opposition.

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