On April 26, 2023, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) requested that PJM Interconnection include New Jersey’s current public policy of 11 GW of offshore wind by 2040 into the grid operator’s Regional Transmission Expansion Planning (RTEP) using their State Agreement Approach (SAA).[1] The SAA is a transmission-building tool established by PJM to allow states in its territory to plan and pay for their own power lines, preventing a more complex development plan involving cost-sharing with other states. The SAA was used previously by New Jersey for another set of transmission projects. SAA 2.0 will solicit proposals to develop an additional 3.5 GW needed at the Deans 500 kV substation to reach the state’s new 11 GW goal. Transmission developers will be allowed to propose cost-effective alternative points of interconnection as well. The Deans 500 kV substation was identified for SAA 2.0 due to its location near load centers, accessibility to offshore wind lease areas, and its capability to accommodate the desired injection.
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