Generation footprint currently visible in the territory state context.
Pepco · PJM
Capital Beltway Territory
Close to a large load center with robust substations, but land, congestion, and development competition are meaningful constraints.
Territory posture
50Selective
Watchlist market
Useful as a comparative benchmark or opportunistic market, but not the easiest place to pitch as ready today.
County focusMontgomery, Prince George's, Howard
Updated market snapshot2026-04-17T05:05:00
Current source coverage5/6
230 kV+ footprint available to tell the local grid-access story.
Curated large-load and data-center presence affecting saturation.
Latest territory-linked market snapshot.
Latest EIA state industrial benchmark, useful for annual delivered-power framing.
EIA respondent used for regional load and fuel context.
Latest operational peak forecast in the relevant ISO context.
Current live regional mix where available, otherwise broader contextual fallback.
Why this territory works
Current strengths
- MD shows strong visible grid depth, with 1522 high-voltage substations in the current footprint.
- PJM pricing is supportive enough to anchor an early-stage power-cost story, with recent average LMP around $26.7.
What to validate next
Current risks
- The current supply stack is less diversified, which weakens a clean-power or resiliency narrative.
- Retail context is not a standout strength here, so the story should lean more on grid depth and market positioning than tariff economics.
- Visible large-load saturation or current grid pressure is elevated enough that this should be framed as a selective market, not easy capacity.
Operational context
Regional operating conditions
Current load77,511 MW
Current generation82,662 MW
Reserve margin25,487 MW
Constraint countUnavailable
Outage pressure54,845 MW
System conditionUnavailable
Interpretation
How to use this score
- Use this page to decide whether the territory deserves live node inspection and utility outreach.
- Use the node explorer when you need evidence about local price shape and nearby renewable depth.
- Use compare when you need to prove this territory is better than a similar peer, not just interesting on its own.
Source coverage
What is feeding the score
- PJM_INST_LOAD: Current · 200 records
- PJM_VERY_SHORT_LOAD_FORECAST: Current · 5000 records
- PJM_FRCSTD_GEN_OUTAGES: Current · 365 records
- PJM_GEN_BY_FUEL: Current · 500 records
- PJM_OPS_SUM_FRCST_PEAK_RTO: Current · 100 records
- PJM_RT_TRANSN_CONSTRAINTS: Stale · 2000 records
Physical envelope
Infrastructure and saturation
State renewable share28%
Storage capacity4 MW
Substations5,789
Known large-load MW90 MW
Score breakdown
Territory attractiveness components
Wholesale Signal75
Load Stress58
Grid Access100
Supply Composition5
Planning Pressure38
Large Load Saturation59
Retail Context14