Consumers in Philly are feeling the heat this summer as electricity bills are on fire. PJM Interconnection, the company in charge of controlling and transmitting electricity throughout Pennsylvania, is partly to blame for these rising electricity costs.
The average household in Philly pays $100-$200 more ever year. This is because energy demand is increasing across the state, but PJM is not investing in clean energy projects to provide more energy to our grid. In fact, there are about 2,000 clean energy projects in a backlog waiting to be built, but PJM hasn’t approved them. These …
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Consumers in Philly are feeling the heat this summer as electricity bills are on fire. PJM Interconnection, the company in charge of controlling and transmitting electricity throughout Pennsylvania, is partly to blame for these rising electricity costs.
The average household in Philly pays $100-$200 more ever year. This is because energy demand is increasing across the state, but PJM is not investing in clean energy projects to provide more energy to our grid. In fact, there are about 2,000 clean energy projects in a backlog waiting to be built, but PJM hasn’t approved them. These clean energy projects would be cheaper to build, come online faster to meet growing demand, and help power the Commonwealth without polluting our communities.
Incorporating more clean energy projects into our energy grid would lessen costs and protect the environment. There is no time to waste. PJM must approve more clean energy projects; join me in telling them to do so!
Alexa Fraiman
Bryn Mawr
