[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 132 (Tuesday, September 15, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6646-S6647]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO TERRY BOSTON

  Mr. TOOMEY. Mr. President, I wish to take this moment for the Senate 
to recognize and honor the work of Terry

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Boston, who has contributed a lifetime of service to ensure that 
electricity in America is available reliably and at a reasonable price.
  By the end of the year, Mr. Boston will retire from the role of 
president and chief executive officer of PJM, a position he has held 
since 2008. PJM is a world-class institution that oversees the largest 
power grid in North America and employs over 600 people in Audubon, PA. 
PJM performs the critical function of keeping the lights on 24 hours a 
day, 7 days a week for over 51 million people in all or portions of 
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, 
North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, 
and the District of Columbia.
  In addition to his work at PJM, Mr. Boston serves as president of the 
Association of Edison Illuminating Companies, Inc., and was the 
immediate past president of the GO 15, an association of the world's 
largest power grid operators. Mr. Boston was recently elected to the 
National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional honors 
accorded an engineer, and is a member of the board for the Electric 
Power Research Institute.
  Prior to joining PJM, Mr. Boston was the executive vice president of 
the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Nation's largest public power 
provider. In his 35 years at TVA, Mr. Boston directed divisions in 
transmission and power operations, pricing, contracts, and electric 
system reliability.
  Mr. Boston is a past chair of the North American Transmission Forum, 
dedicated to excellence in performance and sharing industry best 
practices. He also was one of the eight industry experts selected to 
direct the North American Reliability Corporation investigation of the 
August 2003 Northeast-Midwest blackout.
  Terry Boston is one of the most qualified engineers and leaders in 
the electric industry. I wish him well in his future endeavors.

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