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What did I hear about new electric transmission lines being built from southwestern West Virginia to Maryland?

April 26, 2017built electric hear Maryland southwestern transmission west virginia

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What did I hear about new electric transmission lines being built from southwestern West Virginia to Maryland?

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In 2007, PJM Interconnection, Inc. (PJM) approved upgrades to the region’s electric transmission system, including the construction of a new high-voltage transmission line from southwestern West Virginia to central Maryland, the American Electric Power (AEP) and Allegheny Power transmission zones, designed to maintain reliability of the regional transmission system. Thereafter, Allegheny Energy and AEP announced a joint venture to build the line named “Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline,” or PATH, for short.