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Please make plans to join us at the Hereford High School Auditorium on Wednesday, August 21 from 6pm. until 10pm. as I host a citizens Town Hall concerning the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project.
This is a great opportunity for our community to share information, ask questions, and address concerns directly with stakeholders.
Please make plans to attend. Your RSVP would be appreciated to help us plan and organize. Here is our sign up link: https://forms.gle/yAwykTiXSBZTkdcq6
Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project
Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project is a transmission investment for a reliable grid, supporting Maryland’s energy future.
The Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project helps ensure long-term reliability to customers and communities through the addition of a new 500kV transmission line. View Alternate Routes.
What is the Project?
Who is PSEG?
Frequently Asked Questions
Contact Us
PSEG communicates project updates in a variety of ways including this project website, a dedicated project hotline 833-451-MPRP (6777), news releases and open houses. The outreach team can be reached via email.
What is the Project?
The Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project (MPRP) is a critical system (grid) enhancement (update) that has been awarded to PSEG by PJM, the Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) responsible for operating and planning the regional electric grid in all or parts of thirteen states, including Maryland.
The MPRP is a 500,000-volt (500 kV) transmission line designed to respond to growing electric needs in Maryland and the surrounding region. Transmission reliability is key to supporting Maryland’s energy future.
The approximately 70-mile proposed transmission route spans three counties, westward from the connection point within the existing
Baltimore Gas & Electric transmission line right-of-way in northern Baltimore County, through Carroll County, and into the existing Doubs 500kV Station in southern Frederick County.
Due to significant system overloads in the region, PJM determined that system reinforcements are necessary and that a new overhead transmission line is required in the Piedmont Plateau region of Maryland. PJM opened the 2023 competitive window seeking solutions to address this need.
In determining the proposed project route and scope to respond to the PJM competitive window, PSEG evaluated paralleling existing rights-of-way (ROW) in the PJM defined area of concern to the extent feasible. However, existing ROWs can traverse through populated areas and developed neighborhoods, as well as environmentally sensitive areas (i.e. wetlands, waterways) and established parkland, which PSEG attempted to avoid in its initial proposed routing.
Subsequent to being awarded the project in December 2023, PSEG began an in-depth routing analysis to further define the study area and to determine routing alternatives that would refine a viable route that considers and minimizes potential impacts to the built and natural environment. These alternatives are presented on this MPRP website as an interactive map. A stakeholder survey was available for an initial round of public comment from July 8 – July 26 5:00 p.m. EST. We are in the process of reviewing all comments received to date and further refining the routing analysis. We have added a number of FAQ questions and responses to address comments/feedback received, and are working on providing additional information and forums for public communication as soon as possible. If you have additional questions or concerns in the interim, you can contact us at PSEG-MPRP@pseg.com.
The project will be subject to the Maryland Public Service Commission’s Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) process. PSEG plans to submit the Maryland CPCN application in the fourth quarter of 2024. The project is expected to go into service (when the project delivers power) in June 2027.
Who is PSEG?
Public Service Enterprise Group is a predominantly regulated infrastructure company focused on a clean energy future with a more than 120-year track record of service. Based in New Jersey, PSEG is an award-winning energy company comprising an electric and gas utility and a nuclear generation business. PSEG has a vision of a future where people use less energy, and it’s cleaner, safer and delivered more reliably than ever.
PSEG has a successful history of completing large, cost-effective transmission projects that provide reliable electricity. 500kV transmission is the backbone of the electric grid that provides energy to our homes and businesses. It is not a generator but rather a means to transfer electricity via an electric “superhighway.” PSEG has an extensive transmission team that is made up of transmission planners, engineers, permitting and environmental specialists, real estate professionals, outreach professionals and more. The team works together to design and execute transmission projects, while being socially responsible to the communities in which they are built and maintained. PSEG brings its expertise and experience to this project.
This webpage contains forward-looking information. Actual results may differ from those anticipated. Information describing the significant factors that could cause results to differ from those anticipated are described in Public Service Enterprise Group’s filings with the SEC, which are available on our website https://investor.pseg.com.
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