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Figure 3.1 RFC 2008-2017 Reserve Margin Comparison<br />

25%<br />

20%<br />

Margin<br />

15%<br />

10%<br />

5%<br />

0%<br />

Target Margin<br />

Net Capacity Resources<br />

Existing & Planned Resources<br />

Existing, Planned & Proposed Resources<br />

2008 <strong>2009</strong> 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017<br />

The system peak demand of the PJM RTO for the summer of 2008,<br />

occurring on June 9, was 130,100 MW or 2.5 percent below the projection and 6.7<br />

percent less than the 2007 peak demand. For the summer of 2017, the net<br />

internal demand is projected to be 153,800 MW, or an equivalent compound<br />

growth rate of 1.6 percent. PJM installed generating capacity totaled 164,895 MW<br />

at the end of 2008, which was dominated by coal (40.7 percent) and natural gas<br />

(29.3 percent). A 2008 generation of 735,244 GWh included 55.0 percent coal<br />

and 34.6 percent nuclear. See Figures 3.2 and 3.3. 33<br />

Figure 3.2 PJM 2008 Installed Capacity<br />

Hyd ro<br />

5%<br />

Nuclear<br />

18.5%<br />

Solid Waste<br />

0.4%<br />

Wind<br />

0.1%<br />

Coal<br />

40.7%<br />

Nuclear<br />

34.6%<br />

Figure 3.3 PJM 2008 Generation<br />

Solid Waste<br />

0.7%<br />

Hyd ro<br />

5%<br />

Wind<br />

0.5%<br />

Gas<br />

29.3%<br />

Oil<br />

6.5%<br />

Gas<br />

7.3%<br />

Oil<br />

0.3%<br />

Coal<br />

55.0%<br />

33 State of the Market <strong>Report</strong> for PJM, March 11, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />

Electric Power Outlook for <strong>Pennsylvania</strong> 2008-2013 63

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