New Electrical Lines To Help Summer Demand
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- A group that controls the electrical grid for a 13-state region says power should keep flowing during this year's peak summer months.
The Valley Forge, Pa.-based PJM Interconnection says this year's expected completion of the Trans Allegheny Line from southwestern Pennsylvania, through West Virginia and into Virginia, plus the upgrade of a Virginia substation will help ensure that demand during the hot months is met.
The group says the two projects will improve electrical supply to the greater Baltimore-Washington, D.C., area.
PJM says electrical demand could fluctuate depending on temperatures during the peak summer months.
PJM says it has 180,400 megawatts of generating capacity to meet demand. The all-time record for electricity use was in 2006 when 144,644 MW was used.
PJM's region covers 54 million people.
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