"Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said his state would leave America's biggest power grid if its operator won't make changes to rein in surging energy bills. "If PJM is not willing to look in the mirror and really reform itself, then I'm willing to go my own way and Pennsylvania can stand alone in this effort," Shapiro said Monday on Bloomberg Television, referring to grid operator PJM Interconnection LLC."
"Shapiro, a Democrat, is pushing for PJM to make states an active part of the decision-making process while also increasing transparency and accountability. "Meeting the demands of a rapidly changing energy landscape will require solutions that extend beyond any one institution," PJM said in an emailed statement Monday. "It will require PJM, the industry and especially our states all working in concert.""
Pennsylvania announced plans to leave the PJM Interconnection unless the operator implements reforms to curb rising wholesale power costs and include states in decision-making. Governor Josh Shapiro convened a state-led summit after wholesale supply costs set records for two consecutive years, advocating increased transparency and accountability. PJM responded that addressing the changing energy landscape requires coordinated action among PJM, industry and states. Cost drivers include rebuilding aging grid infrastructure, weather-resilience upgrades, residential solar growth, electric-vehicle demand, supply-chain constraints, tariffs and surging electricity demand from new data centers. The governor also criticized federal policy moves that slow clean-energy deployment.
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