April 9, 2025

State consumer advocate challenges $3B Valley Link transmission project rate proposal, citing excessive costs

PJM has designated the multi-state transmission project portfolio as essential to address reliability issues and growing data center loads by 2030.

Rate Challenge: Maryland's Office of People’s Counsel (MPC) lodged a protest against the proposed rates for the Valley Link Transmission project, an initiative by a newly formed joint venture by Transource Energy LLC (a joint venture of American Electric Power Company Inc. and Evergy Inc.), FirstEnergy Corp., and Dominion Energy Inc. The MPC argues the proposed 11.4% return on equity ...

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Filing Date: April 4, 2025

Docket Numbers:

ER25-1633

Short Summary:

Maryland’s Office of People’s Counsel (MPC) lodged a protest against the proposed rates for the Valley Link Transmission project, an initiative by a newly formed joint venture by Transource Energy LLC (a joint venture of American Electric Power Company Inc. and Evergy Inc.), FirstEnergy Corp., and Dominion Energy Inc.

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Rate & Tariff Tracker

Tags: Grid Reliability, Protests, Ratepayer Impacts, Transmission, Transmission Projects, Transmission Rate Incentives

Entities: American Electric Power Company Inc., Dominion Energy Inc., Evergy Inc., FirstEnergy Corp.

Markets: PJM Interconnection (PJM)

Regions: Mid-Atlantic & Midwest

States: Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia

Regulators: FERC

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Documents:

Transmission Project – Rate Incentives – Application – Protest