PEPCO wants to suspend MAPP proceedings
January 8th, 2010
And just now, hot off the press… er… inbox, is notice that PEPCO has asked that the Mid-Atlantic Power Pathway, MAPP, be suspended:
PEPCO letter 1.8.09 to suspend MAPP, includes 1.8.09 letter from PJM’s Herling
They’re saying it’s because MAPP is reliant on PATH in the modeling, but they already withdrew the Indian River to Salem leg and delayed the rest due to LACK OF NEED, and now… well, we know it’s not needed. So whatever, I just wish they’d be honest about it.
Again, remember that all three of these, PATH, MAPP, and Susquehanna-Roseland were promoted based on the 2007 RTEP, which was based on those inflated peak figures from 2006!
Here’s the sensitivity analysis from PATH that is applicable to other projects:
Transmission falling like dominos in a hurricane… I love it when this happens!
A light in the Susquehanna-Roseland tunnel??
January 8th, 2010
Word just out that the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities will NOT be deciding Susquehanna-Roseland on January 15, or any time before that either. Well… and that’s good because Pennsylvania put off the decision until February 12.
Be sure to check out the REPLY BRIEFS — HERE!
Yesterday, we got a missive from Commissioner Fiordaliso, the one who presided over the hearing, and he’s taking “Official Notice” of the Potomac Allegheny Transmission Highline – PATH withdrawal, and two documents, the original and the amended PATH-VA Motions to Withdraw.
Here’s the sensitivity analysis that the PATH-VA withdrawal was based on:
So the NJ BPU has put off the decision, like PA, and they’re noticing that PATH went down the drain because it wasn’t needed. New Jersey’s governor will be inaugurated on January 19th… could the BPU deny it quick, like right away, before Chris Christie can do anything? After the 19th, some of the Commissioners will be sent packing, so why not go out with flair… errr… flare…
It’s clear this line is not needed, not needed anymore than the MAPP and PATH lines, which have been delayed, parts taken out, and withdrawn due to lack of need. Here’s the PJM peak demand chart just released in the latest PJM Load Forecast:
Graphs from p. 24. With decreases like that, do tell, where do they come up with those projections?
Here’s the chart, p. 72:
Once more with feeling: IT’S NOT NEEDED!
SUSQUEHANNA-ROSELAND IS NOT NEEDED!
WE DON’T NEED NO STINKIN’ TRANSMISSION!
Susquehanna-Roseland Reply Briefs!
January 7th, 2010
Susquehanna-Roseland Reply Briefs were due yesterday — I’m representing Stop the Lines.
So it’s nap time today…
Here they are!
STL – Certification & Exhibits
Municipal Intervenors Reply Brief
Environmental Intervenors Reply Brief
Environmental Intervenors – Certification
Environmental Intervenors – Exhibits
Montville Board of Education Reply Brief
Hmmmmmmmmm… I don’t see anything from Exelon…
Happy reading! Dig some of the exhibits, like the Motion to Withdraw from PATH-VA, the PJM 2010 Load Forecast (which shows demand has been down down down since the peak of 2006), and the sensitivity analysis that shot down PATH in Virginia!
PATH transmission withdraws application
December 23rd, 2009
They’re withdrawing their application, saying they want them timed together — if so, why withdraw, and not just ask for suspension? “It keeps the blood flowing” they say, but I’d say it keeps the blood boiling. Why not just admit it — it’s not needed, and there’s no way they can prove, and now they tacitly admit they can’t even CLAIM it’s needed.
A decent article from the Leesburg Journal:
PATH Seeks To Withdraw, Suspend Richmond Hearings
By Margaret Morton
(Created: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 7:48 PM EST)
Rough path for PATH
December 11th, 2009
Difficulties are growing for “backbone” transmission for coal in the east. Not long ago, Virginia staff had asked the Commission to deny the PATH proposal. Now, after the hearing ended, after reviewing testimony, staff has again recommended the petition be denied. This is the project where Maryland tossed it out because the applicant was not a public service corporations. If one end of the project is taken out, it’s a project going nowhere.
West Virginia declined to dismiss the application, and instead has taken action, or taken inaction:
Now it’s time for Virginia’s reality orientation.
Va. staff again recommends denial of PATH project
Originally published December 11, 2009
By Ed Waters Jr.
News-Post Staff“The public regulatory review process in Virginia is extremely thorough and has a long way to go. The PATH evidentiary hearings before the Virginia State Corporation Commission are scheduled to begin in Richmond, Va., on Jan. 19, 2010, and are expected to last about two weeks,” Meyers said.
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