It has been a while since we've updated this site on the status of the Transource IEC. Here's a quick update: You may recall that the project needs to be approved by both the MD PSC and PA PUC in order for the project to be proceed. This sets up two different timelines. In MD, PJM admitted in late 2019 that our proposal…
Make your voice heard! The Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) wants to hear from you! They have scheduled one public input hearing for Harford County on Saturday April 27 beginning at 11:00 at North Harford High School. Please plan on attending! If you would like to speak, you can tell the commission why you think it is a bad idea to build a…
<The following editorial by Barron Shaw ran in papers the week of 3/6. It refers to a spreadsheet released by Transource showing how PJM ignored zones that see increased costs because of the project. That spreadsheet is here.> The evidentiary hearings for the proposed Transource Independence Energy Connection (“IEC”) concluded last week in Harrisburg. Normally, Public Utility Commission hearings are… well, a little…
On December 20, 2018, the Power Plant Research Program (PPRP) made a motion to the PSC to dismiss Transource's application. They found that PJM and Transource violated state rules that require utilities to consider existing alternatives before building new lines (see attached Motion). Responses to the motion are due by January 7, and a decision should be pending sometime after that. We are…
Please see the attached link that debunks many of the myths about the Transource IEC project. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hiYUz0X-f53UvXfG9LfPazC1V3wrR0MKNLPHZX4PX1w/edit?usp=sharing
Today the PA OCA provided the results of months of expert analysis of PJM, Transource, and outside evidence. They provided testimony from three expert witnesses that all agreed that the IEC is a terrible idea. In fact, they concluded that the application should be rejected by the PUC "with prejudice", a term reserved for those occasions when a conclusion is so obvious that…
PJM released new cost benefit numbers yesterday in their re-evaluation of the IEC. After spending months and who knows how much money, we might have expected a thorough analysis. The results were disappointing. Keryn Newman has been following the story, and she says it well... link
Governor Hogan recently wrote to PJM to ask that the IEC be stopped until it could be re-evaluated or a new route selected that would help to protect preserved farms. This is a big win for us! Thanks to Ag Secretary Bartenfelder and Governor Hogan, to Bill Paulshock for facilitating the meeting with staff, and to the Stop Transource leadership team for all…
STOP Transource Power Lines MD, Inc officials met with Governor Hogan’s staff on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 at the State House in Annapolis. The meeting was coordinated by District 7 Candidate Bill Paulshock. Bill attended the last Stop Transource Community Meeting on March 8, 2018 with long time friend Greg Goss. At the March 8th meeting, Bill offered to arrange a meeting with…
The Pennsylvania Utilities Commission (PUC) is holding public input hearings in Airville on Wed May 9, and Monday May 14. There are two input sessions on both days, at 1:00 and 6:00 pm. Please plan to attend and provide your support! You may speak if you like, just sign up at the door. Background information, with great background information, is available in the…