Direct Testimony of Thomas M. Hildebrand - Consumer Advocate ...

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
“ While this is still a signgcant amount of reactive devices, it is still less than originally
expected. We continue to review alternate reactive plans for 201 I, however for now PJM
recommends the reactive devices listed above to eliminate the voltage concerns identiJied
for 2011.”
4) The Federal Government and State Governments are the largest consumers of electric
power in the PJM region and the U.S. military is the largest consumer of electricity
within the Federal Government. Any demand forecasts used to justify a large regional
transmission project such as TrAIL would logically need to include estimates for future
demand by these largest of consumers who are most vital to national security. In my
discovery request (Attachment 2, Questions R9,10,1 l), I asked TrAILCo to provide
current supply and future forecast demand for Federal (non-military), Federal (military),
and State Government customers. TrAILCo replied,
“Neither PJM nor TrAILCo has this information. ”
5) To establish the importance of this evidence, I offer the Commissioners Attachment
7, Presidential Executive Order EO1 3423 and Attachment 7A, EO1 3423
Implementation Instruction. ’. Among other things, these orders and instructions require
federal agencies to reduce energy demand intensity by 3% per year or 30% by end of
2015 and starting in 2008,50% of required renewable energy supplies must come from
new renewable sources. The orders also establish new training, reviewdaudits, and
reporting requirements and directs Heads of Agencies to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions. With respect to distributed generation, the implementation instruction from
the Executive Office of the President states,
“ Where life-cycle effective, each agency shall implement distributed generation
systems in new construction or retrofit projects. Agencies are encouraged to use
For brevity, I am only including the first section of this report which discusses energy management.
Subsequent sections deal with such topics as pollution, recycling, and fleet management. The entire report
is available upon request.
12