States to Hold Technical Conference to Explore Options to Protect Consumers

TRENTON - The governors of states in the PJM Interconnection on July 23 announced they will join together to host a one-day technical conference in Philadelphia on September 23, 2025, to explore options to protect electricity consumers in their states. The event will explore possible solutions to the current challenges states face within the 13-state regional transmission organization, including electricity affordability, how the regional grid operator makes decisions, and maintaining electricity system reliability in the face of rising demand.

The technical conference will feature speakers who will be invited to join topical panels based on their written statements submitted in advance. Further details are set to be released in the coming weeks, including an agenda and the questions each panel will seek to address. The event will be open to anyone who registers in advance

The announcement of the technical conference follows the open lettersent July 16th to the PJM Board of Managers by nine of the region’s Governors across party lines, requesting fundamental changes and new leadership. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine filed a follow-up letter of support with PJM.

“Without the leadership of Governors and the hard-fought temporary capacity market cap, inclusion of reliability-must-run units, and other reforms recommended by the states, PJM’s utility cost crisis would have grown exponentially,” said Governor Murphy. “Today I’m announcing, alongside every governor in PJM, that we will host a technical conference to explore options to protect electricity consumers and restore confidence in PJM’s ability to meet the many affordability and governance challenges of this moment.”

The technical conference will take place on September 23, 2025, at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. More details are available here.