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PJM Interconnection, founded in 1927, ensures the reliability of the high-voltage electric power system serving 65 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.
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania ratepayers could be shielded from some future electricity costs under legislation proposed by House Republicans who argue that growing demand from large data centers is contributing …
New Proposal Targets Rising Electric Bills and Data Center Costs Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Department of Energy issued an emergency order allowing PJM Interconnection and Talen Energy Corporation to continue operating Unit 4 at the Wagner Generating Station …
DOE Extends Wagner Plant Operations as PJM Warns of Grid Risks Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Department of Energy ordered two oil- and natural gas-fired units at Constellation Energy Corporation’s Eddystone Generating Station in Pennsylvania to remain available through the …
DOE Extends Eddystone Operations Amid PJM Grid Strain Read More
EAGLEVILLE, PA — Wholesale electricity costs across the PJM Interconnection territory climbed sharply during the first quarter as rising capacity prices, transmission congestion, and growing electricity demand tied partly to …
PJM Power Costs Surge as Capacity Prices Spike on Data Center Demand Read More
VALLEY FORGE, PA — PJM Interconnection elected former utility executive Larry Bekkedahl and former North American Electric Reliability Corporation executive Charles Berardesco to three-year terms on its Board of Managers, …
PJM Adds Utility, Reliability Executives to Board Read More VALLEY FORGE, PA — PJM Interconnection is warning that tightening reserve margins and rising electricity demand could require load management measures during periods of extreme summer heat, even as the …
PJM Warns Summer Grid Strain May Trigger Demand Controls Read More VALLEY FORGE, PA — PJM Interconnection launched a review of its wholesale electricity market structure as rising power demand, price volatility and slowing investment pressure the grid operator’s long-standing reliability …
PJM Warns Current Power Market Model Faces Reliability Strain Read More VALLEY FORGE, PA — PJM Interconnection recently appointed David E. Mills as its president and chief executive officer, effective May 1, the grid operator’s Board of Managers announced.
PJM Names David Mills President and CEO Read More VALLEY FORGE, PA — PJM Interconnection said 811 power generation projects representing 220 gigawatts of electricity capacity have applied to connect to the regional grid through the first cycle of …
PJM Receives 811 Power Project Applications Under New Grid Process Read More PHILADELPHIA, PA — A planned 12.5% electricity rate increase for PECO customers has been withdrawn, sparing households an estimated $30 or more per month, but lawmakers say broader concerns about …
Rate Hike Halted, But Families Still Face Energy Strain Read More