Schedule 6 of the PJM Operating Agreement(PDF) describes the PJM Regional Transmission Expansion Planning (RTEP) process, through which PJM plans for the expansion and enhancement of the bulk power transmission system.

All expansion plans developed by PJM conform to the reliability standards and criteria specified by the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC) and the applicable regional reliability council, the various nuclear plant licensees’ Final Safety Analysis Report grid requirements and the PJM Reliability Planning Criteria.

The PJM transmission system delivers the output of interconnected generators to load centers. PJM’s goal is to ensure electric supply adequacy and to enhance the robustness of the energy, capacity and ancillary services markets.

The RTEP process includes studies to assess system reliability in light of established reliability criteria, including ongoing planning for the interconnection of generation and merchant transmission under the terms of the PJM Open Access Transmission Tariff (PDF).