HARRISBURG, PA (January 6, 2024) – Last week, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro sued PJM Interconnection, the regional electric grid operator, to prevent what would potentially be “the largest unjust wealth transfer in the history of U.S. energy markets” from regular Pennsylvanians to energy companies. This legal filing, at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), challenges PJM’s decision to set needlessly high prices for electricity that consumers would end up paying.

Clean Air Council’s Alex Bomstein, Executive Director, issued the following statement:

“Governor Shapiro’s lawsuit against PJM is exactly the type of public protection work Pennsylvanians need right now. With AI and cryptocurrency driving new electricity demand, electricity prices are set to rise. Yet, PJM is favoring fossil fuels while a huge number of cheap and abundant renewable energy projects have been waiting for PJM approval to get built. Rather than snatching billions from our pocketbooks and giving it to energy companies, PJM should be hurrying those renewables online so we can all benefit from reduced costs.”