Press Releases Tagged Freedom from Fossil Fuels
ICYMI: “21 Democratic House Members Press PJM for Interconnection Reforms”
Lawmakers: PJM must “pursue reforms to the interconnection process that would address and prevent current and future rate hikes.” In a new letter highlighted by Utility Dive, 21 Democratic members of Congress called on PJM to urgently reform its broken interconnection process to bring clean energy online faster and lower...
PJM Caves to Industry Pressure, Puts Consumers on Hook for Data Centers
Latest proposal highlights need for state oversight Today, PJM Interconnection (PJM) released an updated Critical Issue Fast Path (CIFP) proposal that significantly weakens its original September plan in response to initial stakeholder feedback by making large load curtailment voluntary. In response, Evergreen Action Deputy State Policy Director Julia Kortrey released...
ICYMI: “Data Centers Are Already Increasing Your Energy Bills. We Have the Receipts.”
Union of Concerned Scientists: “The wealthiest companies are building extraordinarily expensive data centers that you and I are subsidizing.” A new analysis from the Union of Concerned Scientists reveals that electric utilities across the PJM region are forcing consumers to pay billions to connect Big Tech’s massive data centers to...
Evergreen: New Board Members, Same PJM
New board members, same old story.
No More Excuses: Governors Call on PJM to Fix Grid and Lower Prices
Today, governors met in Philadelphia to discuss rising electricity prices and urge PJM Interconnection (PJM) to give states a stronger role in planning the future of the country’s largest power grid. In response, Evergreen Action Deputy State Policy Director Julia Kortrey released the following statement: “Today’s summit makes one thing...
Trump Pressures Hochul to Revive Rejected Gas Project
Today, the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) is considering the Williams Northeast Supply Enhancement Project (NESE) pipeline following talks earlier this year between Governor Hochul and the Trump administration. In response, Evergreen Action Vice President for States Justin Balik released the following statement: “Donald Trump is once again using...
Evergreen: PJM Proposal Must Hold Data Centers Accountable for Pulling Their Own Weight
Today, PJM Interconnection (PJM) released its initial critical issue fast path (CIFP) proposal to address the growing power demand from data centers and other large loads in the region. In response, Evergreen Action Deputy State Policy Director Julia Kortrey released the following statement: “Today’s launch of the CIFP process proves...
ICYMI: Soaring Power Bills in Largest US Grid Pose Risk for Republicans
New reporting from Bloomberg highlights how skyrocketing energy bills are quickly becoming a major political problem for Republicans in key battleground states. Power prices are surging within PJM Interconnection—the nation’s largest electric grid powering 65 million people across 13 states. Yet even as Trump and Republicans continue to scapegoat wind...
ICYMI: “Want abundant energy? Ask who benefits from scarcity.”
In a new op-ed for Utility Dive, Federation of American Scientists Senior Fellow Arjun Krishnaswami sounds the alarm on what is actually the biggest barrier to abundant, affordable clean energy: powerful institutions that profit when supply is scarce and prices stay high. Drawing from his experience in the Biden White...
ICYMI: Following Staggering PJM Capacity Auction Prices, Coalition of 84 Organizations Demands Accelerated Reform
A coalition of 84 environmental, consumer, faith, and clean energy organizations across the PJM Interconnection (PJM) region sent a letter earlier this week to the Board of Managers demanding urgent reforms to address affordability and resource adequacy. The letter comes in response to yet another record-breaking capacity auction that will...