Governor Meyer Joins Bipartisan Group of Governors Issuing Joint Letter to Grid Operator PJM

From: Delaware Governor Matt Meyer
July 18, 2025

Letter Advocates for Increased State Representation Amid Ongoing Leadership Changes and PJM Cost Crisis; Proposes Candidates to Fill Current PJM Board Vacancies and Commits States to Further Collaboration Through the Formation of an Interstate Governors Group.

WILMINGTON - On July 18, 2025, Governor Matt Meyer, along with the governors of Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia, sent a bipartisan letter to PJM Interconnection calling on the grid operator to enact fundamental changes and appoint new leadership to restore confidence in its ability to meet the ongoing energy affordability crisis and resource adequacy demands. The letter reflects the PJM states’ increasing commitment to improving PJM governance and increased representation amid leadership changes at the grid operator.

“The people of Delaware-and millions of families and businesses across the PJM region—are paying the price for a grid system that’s become less reliable and more expensive,” said Governor Matt Meyer. “It’s time for PJM leadership to put affordability, transparency, and long-term planning front and center. By treating states as more of a partner and giving the people a stronger voice in Board decisions, we can begin to restore public trust, accelerate clean energy deployment, and deliver the reliable service our communities deserve.”

Following the recent termination of two longstanding Board members and the imminent departure of the CEO, the letter highlights the need for a balanced bipartisan slate of candidates and requests that two Board seats remain dedicated to candidates who are proposed by the states collectively, as PJM decisions directly impact states’ residents. While the Members will ultimately decide who sits on the Board, allowing states to propose candidates would add necessary transparency to the PJM Board’s decision-making process and uplift states’ affordability and reliability priorities.

The states are expected to meet with PJM next week to review candidate nominations.

At a time of rapidly rising load growth, PJM’s multi-year struggles to efficiently connect new resources to its grid and to engage in effective long-term planning has increased electricity prices for hardworking consumers, compromised overall grid stability, and deprived states of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in investment across the region.

Governors in the PJM region are continuing to organize and work together to improve transmission, resource adequacy, and electricity market governance in the region to preserve the integrity of the grid to deliver safe, clean, affordable, and reliable electricity to every resident. In addition to Board nominations, the letter includes a commitment among PJM states to increase engagement through the formation of a PJM Governors Group to assist PJM in charting a productive path forward on issues in the region.

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