PATH transmission challenged by WVa PSC staff
December 18th, 2010
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PATH, the Potomac Appalachian Transmission Highline, is in trouble… AGAIN…
The good news is that the West Virginia Public Service Commission staff is challenging need for the PATH line, which was already postponed by PJM. And then there’s these pesky states questioning the need, like Maryland, which challenged the corporate organizational form, noting that it wasn’t a utility so “get outta here!”
Now it’s time for the West Virginia PSC staff to raise its eyebrows and deliver a solid Motion to Dismiss:
For the entire docket, go here:
And here’s the way it looks in the press:
$2B PATH project faces dismissal by W. Va. regulators
MAPP application filed in Maryland
November 17th, 2010
I got word a couple days ago that the MAPP transmission line, Mid-Atlantic Power Pathway (not Mid-Continent Area Power Pool) application has been filed in Maryland.
Here is the Maryland Public Service Commission page for this project.
The Sierra Club has been on the front lines fighting MAPP. Here’s the SIERRA CLUB MAPP & PATH PAGE.
This is Travis Miller/Morningstar’s take on PEPCO and MAPP:
Here’s PEPCO’s 3Q 2010 Financial Results.
Why isn’t this application reported anywhere? Well, anywhere that google picks up?