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Managing the Fuel Mix Transition. Denise Foster Vice President, State & Member Services August 1, 2013. PJM: Who We Are. KEY STATISTICS Member companies 800+ Millions of people served 60 Peak load in megawatts 163,848 MWs of generating capacity 185,600
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Managing the Fuel Mix Transition Denise Foster Vice President, State & Member Services August 1, 2013
PJM: Who We Are KEY STATISTICS Member companies 800+ Millions of people served 60 Peak load in megawatts 163,848 MWs of generating capacity 185,600 Miles of transmission lines 59,750 GWh of annual energy 832,331 Generation sources 1,365 Square miles of territory 214,000 States served 13 + DC 21% of U.S. GDP produced in PJM As of 7/2012
Installed Capacity in PJM Wind Dependable Capacity = 779.6 MW/13% Solar Dependable Capacity = 47 MW/38% As of 12/31/2012
Transitioning from Coal to Gas 2009 to Date: 21,000 MW in Retirement Notices
Internal Generation in Service Cleared in Forward Capacity Auction • 11,300 MW of existing coal-fired / oil-fired steam did not clear in the 2016/17 auction • 4,875 MW of these units did not clear in 2015/16 auction • 3,603 MW of these units did not clear in 2016/17 auction MW
Capacity Additions by Fuel Type Gas-fired
PJM Market Evolution of Fuel Mix for Annual Electricity Production In GWhs
PJM Gas/Electric Senior Task Force • Charter: • Identify and examine issues associated with the increased dependency of the PJM bulk power system on the natural gas system • Gas Industry involvement • Identify reliability dependencies • Investigate advantages of Gas/Electric market timing coordination • Evaluate minimum standard for firm fuel requirement