What are MAPP’s benefits?
The MAPP Project is consistent with multiple state and federal objectives. In addition to providing reliability and economic benefits to electricity consumers and distribution utilities throughout Maryland, Delaware and the region, MAPP will also foster the development of renewable resources, especially new wind generation resources. Generally, there are four categories of benefits to construction of the MAPP Project: Reliability Benefits: The MAPP Project will relieve violations of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s reliability criteria as early as 2014. These reliability violations, if not corrected, can result in electric system brownouts, i.e. voltage reductions, and system blackouts in the 2013/2014 timeframe. Economic Benefits: The MAPP Project will reduce transmission congestion in the mid-Atlantic region and thus lower the cost of delivered power to electricity consumers throughout the mid-Atlantic region. Renewable Generation Benefits: The MAPP Project will
