PJM Members Elect Terry Blackwell to Board

Schneider, Rogers and Foster re-elected

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May 21, 2015, 12:13 ET

VALLEY FORGE, Pa., May 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The PJM Interconnection Members Committee has elected Terry Blackwell to the PJM Board to finish the unexpired term of William R. Mayben. Blackwell's term will expire in 2016.

The Members Committee also re-elected Neel Foster, Sarah Rogers and Howard Schneider for new three-year terms on the Board.

Blackwell has 36 years of experience in power system planning and operation. Most recently, he was senior vice-president of Power Delivery at Santee Cooper where he had overall responsibility for the transmission system, including compliance with NERC Reliability Standards. He also served as chairman of the SERC Board and served on other SERC Board committees. He has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University and is a licensed professional engineer in South Carolina.

"We graciously welcome Terry, with his vast experience in planning and the power industry, to our Board," said Board Chairman Howard Schneider. "His compliance experience will lend to keen insights to the Board."

PJM Interconnection, founded in 1927, ensures the reliability of the high-voltage electric power system serving 61 million people in all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. PJM coordinates and directs the operation of the region's transmission grid, which includes 62,556 miles of transmission lines; administers a competitive wholesale electricity market; and plans regional transmission expansion improvements to maintain grid reliability and relieve congestion. Visit PJM at www.pjm.com.