FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 28, 2025
Contact: Kirstin Snow, snow@pennpolicy.org
RELEASE: Ahead of Electricity Bill Hikes Hitting in June, Pennsylvania Policy Center, Consumer and Clean Energy Advocates Call on Regional Grid Operator PJM to End Long Backlog of Energy Projects Waiting for Approval
Norristown, PA – On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at 11:00 AM, with consumers across the region about to be hit with increases in electric bills of as much as $30 per month starting in June, the Pennsylvania Policy Center, along with consumer and clean energy advocates from Pennsylvania and New Jersey gathered outside the headquarters of PJM Interconnection to urge PJM leadership to do more to protect family budgets and bring additional clean, affordable energy to the electric grid as quickly as possible.
PJM, headquartered outside Philadelphia, is the company that manages the regional electric grid for 65 million people across all or part of 13 states and the District of Columbia.
Rep Chris Rabb speaks to media and protesters outside PJM
June’s electric bill increases are expected to be only the beginning if PJM does not reform its practices to keep up with rising demand for electricity from large data centers coming online in the coming years. Speakers urged lawmakers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and other states to continue to put pressure on PJM to reform their decision-making and practices, including clearing the nearly 3,000backlogged energy projects, most of them renewable energy projects, that are still waiting for approval to begin construction and grid connection.
Compared with other regions, PJM is behind in adding new resources — especially solar, wind, and battery storage — that are lower cost and combine well with other energy sources to produce reliable power to the electric grid.
More detail on the PJM issue can be found in our latest blog post here.
Speakers included:
- PA State Representative Christopher Rabb, PA House District 200 (Phila.)
- Anjuli Ramos-Busot, NJ Chapter Director, Sierra Club
- Patrick Houston, Campaign Manager, Green Building United’s HERE4CJ Coalition
- Nathaniel Mahlberg, Pastor at the United Church of Christ in Valley Forge and member of POWER Interfaith
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