PJM Says To Keep Plants Running

Representatives from Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Virginia came together this week to share information on energy capacity shortfalls and rising power bills. One of the issues discussed was power plant shutdowns because of green energy mandates. Jason Stanek from PJM Interconnection, the main power grid operator, said states need to keep running power plants online as long as possible…

 

“We would implore all our states in the PJM region not to retire any more resources until we have a sufficient amount of resources to backfill those retirements.”