Nick Deiuliis: 7 Days in January That Exposed PJM Grid Truths

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Nick Deiuliis
One of our favorite Marcellus drilling CEOs has been Nick Deiuliis, CEO of CNX Resources from 2014 until he retired at the end of 2025. Nick remains on the Board of CNX. He has been and continues to be an active author, writing about energy issues. Nick has a brilliant post on LinkedIn about the recent Winter Storm Fern and what it reveals about the energy sources powering the PJM Interconnection grid. Nick points out that the PJM grid survived record-breaking demand through the reliability of traditional energy. Natural gas, nuclear, and coal provided over 90% of total generation, with gas acting as the primary workhorse and nuclear providing a steady baseload. Conversely, solar and wind struggled, contributing less than 5% combined due to weather-induced failures like snow-covered panels and erratic winds.

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