Duke Energy Ohio, Kentucky join PJM Interconnection, effective midnight Jan. 1
Tracy McDonald
VALLEY FORGE, Pennsylvania
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January 4, 2012
(press release)
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Regional Operations Strengthen Reliability, Coordination and Competition 1993 PJM as of May 31, 2011 PJM with ATSI & CPP PJM with Duke OH & KY Key Statistics Millions of people served 22 54 58 60.1 All-time peak demand 46,429 144,644 158,448 163,848 Generating capacity in megawatts 55,575 167,362 180,400 185,600 Miles of transmission lines 6,821 56,750 61,200 62,591 Square miles of territory 48,700 168,500 211,000 214,000
At midnight Eastern Time, Jan. 1, PJM Interconnection successfully assumed operational control of the transmission systems of Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. and Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc., both subsidiaries of Duke Energy Corporation, and began administering open, competitive wholesale electricity markets in those areas.
With the integrations, PJM’s all-time peak demand would have been 163,848 megawatts (MW). PJM now includes 185,600 MW of generating capacity and more than 62,000 miles of transmission lines. The generators in PJM can produce more electricity than Canada and Mexico combined.
Statistics for PJM with the addition of Duke Energy Ohio and Kentucky are in the table below.
(PJM Interconnection Association formed)
PJM Interconnection, founded in 1927, ensures the reliability of the high-voltage electric power system serving 60 million people in all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. PJM coordinates and directs the operation of the region’s transmission grid, which includes 62,000 miles of transmission lines; administers a competitive wholesale electricity market; and plans regional transmission expansion improvements to maintain grid reliability and relieve congestion.
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