PJM Interconnection Requests Show Growing Shift From Natural Gas to Renewables

PUBLISH DATE
24 Jul, 2019 at 10:30 am
PJM Interconnection Queue

Virginia, followed by Ohio and Pennsylvania ranked as the top states within the PJM Interconnection LLC system for the amount of solar capacity requesting to be connected to the network, according to a July 26 report from the system manager.

  • The bulk of the wind project requests, mostly large offshore projects, are from New Jersey and Virginia.
  • Renewables accounted for 5.4 percent of the generation mix in PJM last year, the report showed.
  • Most of the states within PJM have set ambitious targets to procure power from renewables:

NJ: 50% by 2030

MD: 50% by 2030

DE: 25% by 2026

DC: 100% by 2032

PA: 18% by 2021 (includes non-renewable alternative energy)

IL: 25% by 2026

OH: 12.5% by 2026

NC: 12.5% by 2021 (IOUs)

MI: 15% by 2021

VA: 15% by 2025

IN: 10% by 2025 (includes non-renewable alternative energy)

SOURCE
Renewable Portfolio Standards - PJM EIS & Generation Attribute Tracking System



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