PJM is a regional transmission group that is in the wholesale electricity business. First Energy, which serves most of the Valley, buys electricity from the group.

Wednesday morning saw a record winter demand for electricity across the multistate regional electrical grid that includes Pennsylvania, but utilities serving western Pennsylvania said they’ve seen no power interruptions or widespread issues.

Power grid operator PJM Interconnection on Wednesday said it hit a preliminary record for winter demand with a peak load of 145,000 megawatts (MW), while also exporting 8,000 MW, driven by extreme cold nationwide.

MORGANTOWN – PJM Interconnection said Wednesday afternoon that its generation fleet and transmission system performed reliably through record electricity demand Wednesday morning while supporting neighboring systems on

Pennsylvanians could face higher electricity bills if federal regulators don’t force the state’s grid operator to fix a “broken process” that artificially affects supply, Gov. Josh Shapiro’s

The state's utilities commission is warning residents about the forecast of extremely cold temperatures for early this week, which is expected to drive up peak demand for

Pennsylvanians could face higher electricity bills if federal regulators don’t force the state’s grid operator to fix a “broken process” that artificially affects supply, Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administr

Often, when the barbs are flying back and forth between the government and private entities in place to serve the public, it’s difficult to discern whose voice is speaking for the people in

U.S. spot natural gas and power prices soared to multi-year highs in several parts of the country with extreme cold expected to

PJM Interconnection, a power grid operator in the United States, said on Wednesday that it had set a preliminary winter record with a peak load exceeding

PJM Interconnection saw prices for the energy it sells to utilities skyrocket this summer. At least one major Pennsylvania utility company is warning that monthly bills may rise by $15 this year ...

A major storm spread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across the southern United States on Wednesday, breaking snow records and treating the region to unaccustomed perils and wintertime joy.