[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 137 (Tuesday, September 22, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S6892]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                        TRIBUTE TO TERRY BOSTON

 Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, I would like to take this moment for 
the Congress to note and honor the work of Terry Boston, president and 
CEO of PJM Interconnection, LLC.
  It is most fitting that Terry Boston be recognized in the 
Congressional Record, for he has served countless Americans and played 
a key role in ensuring adequate infrastructure to drive America's 
economic development and our citizens' well-being throughout his 
professional life.
  Since 2008, Terry Boston has served as president and chief executive 
officer of PJM located in Valley Forge, PA. In this role, Terry 
oversees the largest power grid in North America and the largest 
electricity market in the world. Terry also is president of the 
Association of Edison Illuminating Companies, Inc., and immediate past 
president of the GO 15, the association of the world's largest power 
grid operators. Terry was recently elected to the National Academy of 
Engineering, one of the highest professional honors accorded an 
engineer. He is a member of the Board for the Electric Power Research 
Institute.
  Terry Boston is 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.
  Prior to joining PJM, Terry Boston was the executive vice president 
of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the Nation's largest public power 
provider. In his 35 years at TVA, Terry directed divisions in 
transmission and power operations, pricing, contracts and electric 
system reliability.
  PJM employs over 600 people in Pennsylvania and performs a critical 
function by ``keeping the lights on'' 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 
PJM helps to ensure the health and well-being of our citizens not just 
in my State but for over 51 million persons in all or portions of the 
States of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, 
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, 
Illinois, and the District of Columbia.
  Mr. President, Terry Boston has been an excellent engineer and an 
inspirational leader in the electric industry. As he retires from PJM, 
I ask that you join me and the entire Senate in wishing Terry success 
in his future endeavors.

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