The Arrogance Is Astounding
Here is what AEP/FE filed today at the East Virginia SCC:
With this Motion, PATH-VA requests that the date for filing these results be suspended indefinitely pending the outcome of the oral argument on March 17,2011 .
Of the tests that were ordered in the January Ruling, only the first, the Updated Base Case, has been completed. The results of this test suggest that the need for the PATH Project has moved several years into the future beyond the proposed 2015 in-service date, and constitute the basis for the PJM Board’s decision to direct the transmission owners to suspend their efforts on the PATH Project. Accordingly, PJM suspended its work on the other tests, as additional analysis regarding the need for the PATH Project was no longer necessary.
“Accordingly, PJM suspended its work on the other tests…” I thought there was still an open case before the East Virginia SCC. I thought the case could only be terminated by an order of the SCC. I thought that as long as there was an open case, AEP/FE were compelled by East Virginia statute to comply with all orders of the SCC hearing examiners, in this case, Mr. Skirpan.
Or did I misunderstand.
Apparently PJM believes that it is above the law of the Commonwealth of Virginia. “Accordingly,” this arrogant motion should be denied, and if AEP/FE do not meet their March 15 deadline, they should be held in contempt of an SCC order. It doesn’t look like FirstEnergy is getting off on the right foot with the SCC.
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