Shifting Control of PJM to Politicians Would Be a Fatal Mistake

In September, a blaming and bullying "summit" was convened by one of the biggest bullies on the political scene today, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, to complain about high electricity prices in the PJM Interconnection grid (see Gov. Shapiro Convenes Gang to Blame PJM Grid for His Policies). Shapiro and some of his fellow governors in PJM blame the grid operator, alleging mismanagement, for high prices. As we have pointed out, PJM is nothing more than the equivalent of an air traffic controller (see GOP State Senators Respond to PA Gov. Shapiro’s Bash PJM Summit). Yet the governors (i.e., politicians) want to control PJM. The president and CEO of the Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) says politicians should keep their hands off our power grid.

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