On July 15, 2019, in Civil No. 1:17-CV-01574-RCL, PJM filed a motion with United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the Court) in National Parks Conservation Association v. Semonite et al. requesting leave to file a brief as amicus curiae in support of Virginia Electric & Power Company (Dominion). This case before the Court involves challenges to the decision of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District (the Corps), to issue to Dominion a permit to construct and operate in and over the James River Dominion’s Surry-Skiffes Creek-Whealton 500/230 kV electric transmission project (Skiffes Creek project). PJM’s brief will assist the Court in understanding the foundation for, and the veracity of, PJM’s analyses of the Dominion transmission system, the Skiffes Creek project, and the potential consequences of vacating the Corps’ permit for the project pending completion the Corps’ completion of an Environmental Impact Statement or EIS.

On July 15, 2019, in Docket No. ER19-1661-001, PJM submitted for filing on behalf of Virginia Electric and Power Company d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia (“Dominion”) its response to the Commission’s June 14, 2019 Deficiency Letter regarding Dominion’s proposal to incorporate a new Attachment M-2 to the PJM Tariff. Dominion requests an effective date of January 1, 2020.

On July 15, 2019, in Docket Nos. EL16-108-001, et al., PJM submitted an answer to Tilton Energy, LLC, Dynegy Marketing and Trade, LLC and Illinois Power Marketing Company, American Municipal Power, Inc., and Northern Illinois Municipal Power Agency’s (collectively, Complainants) Joint Request for Rehearing and Clarification of the Commission’s May 16 Orders on Complaints regarding overlapping congestion charges in PJM and MISO. PJM’s answer demonstrates that there is no basis to support Complainants’ claim of “dilatory behavior” and no PJM tariff provision to allow for an extended refund period.