FERC Chair Swett Threatens PJM to Its Face: “Too Big to Function”

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has been blaming the PJM Interconnection grid for the soaring costs of electricity when his own policies are to blame, even threatening to pull out of the cooperative (see Gov. Josh “Bully” Shapiro Renews Threat to Pull PA Out of PJM Grid). What we didn't see coming was criticism of PJM from the other side, from Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairwoman Laura Swett. She attended PJM's annual meeting on Tuesday in Baltimore and told those in attendance (to PJM's face) that the organization may be “too big to function” and has an “unacceptable” governance structure. Swett announced that FERC will hold a July 23 "technical" conference to discuss reforms for the biggest U.S. grid. With friends like this, who needs enemies, right?

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