The Pennsylvania-Ohio-West Virginia Interconnection

This paper describes a specific interconnected system wherein ten independent operating companies of western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio, West Virginia, and Maryland operate normally in parallel to secure the manifold advantages of the interconnection of their facilities. Some of the benefits derived from the interconnection of these ten companies and the principles and methods followed in actual operation including very brief descriptions of physical plant are treated. The feasibility of coordinating the operations of an interconnected system through a working operating committee functioning in part through the joint dispatching organization of two of the companies without sacrificing independence of operation, is discussed.