Advocates, regulators both call for reforms at power grid operator PJM

By: Mayah Nachman, Christine Condon

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: July 24, 2026

Words: 985

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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As federal energy officials met Thursday for a daylong conference on PJM Interconnection, Maryland legislators and advocates rallied outside the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to express concerns about the multistate grid operator.

“PJM has lost sight of who its customers are,” said Sen. Katie Fry Hester (D-Howard and Montgomery).

“Every decision they make affects the 67 million ratepayers, yet PJM’s governance is primarily accountable to its market participants, those who have a financial stake in …

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