PJM, a regional transmission organization that coordinates electricity markets in the District of Columbia and 13 states, last year passed interconnection queue reforms and approved more than $5 billion of new transmission projects in an effort to adapt to changing energy demands and sources. In a recent blog post, Claire Wayner and Katie Siegner, both members of RMI’s carbon-free electricity team, detail why and how the planning by PJM is critical.
With the U.S. grid dealing with long queue delays and an increasing push for clean energy, the impetus is on to adeptly incorporate reforms and to build out new infrastructure to accommodate the changes required to meet the energy demands of consumers.
States within PJM’s network, such as Maryland and Michigan, have changed their climate policies to target more clean energy, thereby mandating that PJM adapt.
A dearth of high-voltage regional transmission and PJM’s overemphasis on lower-voltage grid upgrades are