Affiliates of AEP and Allegheny are seeking authorization to construct the PATH project, a 275-mile, 765kV transmission project extending from the Amos substation in Putnam County, West Virginia, to a proposed substation in Frederick County, Maryland.
The commission confirmed that Potomac Edison, an Allegheny affiliate, is a proper applicant to seek regulatory approvals to construct the Maryland portion of the project.
Potomac Edison has filed supplemental testimony with the commission that supports the need for PATH. This supplemental data incorporates new studies by independent grid operator PJM Interconnection recommending the construction of PATH to resolve several voltage-related issues and line overloads on the region’s electric transmission grid.
Affiliates of Allegheny and AEP have also filed similar supplemental testimony in West Virginia, and plan to incorporate the recent information into a new application to be filed in Virginia in the third quarter.
