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PRESS RELEASES
October 17, 2007
PJM Board Approves PHI’s Proposed Interstate Transmission Line

NEWS STORIES
Electricity Plan Advances to Public (Washington Post/ October 18, 2007)
High-voltage power line approved; public review due (Hometown Annapolis/ October 18, 2007)

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WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

The Need for a New Power Pathway

“Maryland imports nearly 30 percent of its electricity from out of state and this dependency on out of state resources has led to a strained transmission system…For this reason, PJM has stated that without transmission upgrades, Maryland may experience rolling blackouts as early as 2011.”

Malcolm D. Woolf, Director
Maryland Energy Administration
December 17, 2007

“We can respond essentially in two ways: we can add more capacity through new generation or transmission, or we can reduce amount of electricity we use. At the end of the day, we will need to do some of both.”

Maryland Public Service Commission Interim Report to the Maryland General Assembly December 2007

“At the national level…investment in transmission that is critical in linking generation to loads continues to lag behind generation and load growth.”

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Study
November 2006

“As a result of transmission constraints, high-production-cost generators in eastern PJM...are used extensively, while generating capacity at lower-production-cost generators in western PJM…is available but inaccessible. These additional costs are passed on to electricity consumers.”

U.S. Department of Energy report
April 26, 2007

Providing Access to More Affordable Sources of Power

“Transmission offers the highest total economic value added compared to the costs. New transmission affects both capacity and energy costs because it relieves the physical transmission constraints in the grid.”

Maryland Public Service Commission Interim Report to the Maryland General Assembly
December 2007

“The Mid Atlantic Power Pathway Project will provide Delaware ratepayers with access to significant, new, competitively priced supply, and will allow [Delmarva Power] to cost-effectively meet forecasted demand via the competitive wholesale auction procedures currently in place.”

Delaware State Senator Harris B. McDowell, III
Chair, Energy and Transit Committee
December 2006

“The Delmarva Peninsula has experienced significant electric transmission congestion over the past ten years, resulting in all electric consumers experiencing higher costs. The MAPP project would create long-term benefits to the Peninsula and is critical to the future economics of its native utilities and their customers.”

Patrick E. McCullar, Chairman
Delaware Peninsula Planning Association
September 4, 2007
Letter on behalf of DPPA members to PJM’s Board of Managers

Ensuring a Reliable Supply of Electricity

“This new project will bring a source of bulk power into the Charles County region that will help meet the energy needs of this rapidly growing region while reducing the congestion and capacity charges incurred by the local utility companies.”

Murray D. Levy, Chair
Charles County Delegation
January 25, 2008
Letter on behalf of the Charles County Delegation to Governor Martin O’Malley

“The Members of Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation support the proposed MAPP Transmission Project and encourage the various planning and regulatory agencies to move this important project forward without delay. The future of economic development and reliable electric service in Delaware depends on it.”

Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation
February 7, 2007
press release

“The proposed line is a strong solution to some of the reliability problems in the region.”

PJM spokesperson Ray Dotter
August 23, 2007
Washington Post, “Plans for Pepco Power Line Advance”

“As a utility in the Mid-Atlantic region, the Town fully supports and encourages enhancements to the transmission resources servicing our area as it will increase reliability and provide additional opportunities for better wholesale power pricing for the benefit of our customers.”

Linda Bambary, Administrative Director
Town of Berlin, Md.
August 28, 2007
Letter to PJM