{"id":2340204,"date":"2024-09-12T12:56:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T16:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/growing-demand-for-power-but-no-clean-plan-for-pjm-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-12T13:05:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T17:05:01","slug":"growing-demand-for-power-but-no-clean-plan-for-pjm-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/growing-demand-for-power-but-no-clean-plan-for-pjm-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing demand for power, but no clean plan for PJM &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgrowing-demand-for-power-but-no-clean-plan-for-pjm-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2340204&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses \u2063the increasing demand for electricity in the United States and\u2062 the challenges associated with generating this power sustainably. According to the Energy Information Agency (EIA), electricity generation is projected to rise by 3% over the previous\u200d year, driven by factors such as industrial growth and \u2062a hot summer. Solar power is expected to see\u2062 significant \u2063growth, with a 37% increase anticipated, although the retirement of older plants means that some of that capacity is offset.<\/p>\n<p>As demand increases, the reliability of the power supply becomes a \u2062concern, particularly for the\u2062 PJM \u200cgrid, which covers Pennsylvania and\u200b surrounding areas.\u200c The shift from coal to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-video-links-biden-to-ukrainian-corruption-burisma-indictment-reveals-ex-president-yanukovich-illegally-obtained-7-4-billion-laundered-thru-fund-close-to-us-democratic-party\/\" title=\"New Video Links Biden to Ukrainian Corruption \u2013 Burisma Indictment Reveals Ex-President Yanukovich Illegally Obtained .4 Billion Laundered Thru Fund \u201cClose to US Democratic Party\u201d\">natural gas<\/a> for power \u2064generation has sparked worries about reliability, as natural gas can \u200bbe affected by extreme\u2064 weather and other \u2062issues while coal can be \u2064stored on-site.<\/p>\n<p>Recognizing these challenges, Pennsylvania Senator Gene Yaw has proposed a bill to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-bashes-his-enemies-in-first-stop-in-michigan-since-2024-announcement\/\" title=\"Trump criticizes opponents during first visit to Michigan since announcing 2024 bid.\">allocate state funds<\/a> for modernizing natural\u2062 gas plants to enhance \u200cgrid stability, similar to a model used in Texas. He emphasizes \u2064the urgency of addressing\u2062 the situation to avoid\u2062 potential crises in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stop-letting-environmental-groups-funded-by-russia-dictate-americas-energy-policy\/\" title=\"Stop Letting Environmental Groups Funded By Russia Dictate America\u2019s Energy Policy\">energy reliability<\/a>. the article highlights the need for a clear, sustainable plan to meet the nation&#8217;s growing power demands while ensuring \u2063grid reliability.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Growing demand for power, but no clean plan for PJM<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1758730\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &mdash; Americans will be using more power in the near future. The problem in the long run is how to generate it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Energy Information Agency&rsquo;s short-term energy outlook noted that the U.S. will&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eia.gov\/outlooks\/steo\/\">generate 3% more electricity<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;than last year, thanks to &ldquo;a hot start to the summer.&rdquo; It expects another 1% increase in 2025 due to growing demand, driven by industry.<\/p>\n<p>Much of the electricity generation comes from solar; the EIA expects a 37% increase in solar power nationally. While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-post-editorial-board-americans-fed-up-with-crime-and-other-commentary\/\" title=\"NY Post Editorial Board: Americans Fed up With Crime and Other Commentary\">natural gas power plants<\/a> have generated new electricity capacity, it&rsquo;s been offset by other plants retiring.<\/p>\n<p>The leaders in solar power have been Texas and California, but the pattern is similar nationally: new power projects are predominantly solar and battery storage, which aids solar.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But as energy demands grow, it creates a problem for PJM, the energy grid to which Pennsylvania belongs and exports its excess power. PJM expects demand to&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/west_virginia\/article_ad0eee7a-2335-11ef-ae61-83fe0b03aef1.html\">increase significantly<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;by 2040, but the power supply is becoming more intermittent as solar projects dominate the queue to get plugged into the grid.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The replacement of coal with natural gas, too, has troubled experts who worry about reliability &mdash; coal can be stored on-site, whereas&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crsreports.congress.gov\/product\/pdf\/R\/R48127\">natural gas reliability<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;can be threatened by extreme weather, cyberattacks, and other problems.<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania legislators are noticing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The integrity of the grid and the reliability of the grid is the key factor. There&rsquo;s no question about that,&rdquo; said Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Williamsport, who serves as the chairman of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Yaw has proposed a bill to send state money to&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/pennsylvania\/article_80c56922-66fe-11ef-99c4-733891aedb9e.html\">modernize natural gas plants<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;in an effort to shore up grid stability. Called the Pennsylvania Baseload Energy Development Fund, it copies a model in Texas advanced in the name of reliability.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One thing we hope the fund will produce is &hellip; where we are and what&rsquo;s gone on and the fact that we&rsquo;re heading toward a cliff,&rdquo; Yaw said. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s where we&rsquo;re gonna end up unless we do something to take care or resolve that issue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The biggest problems facing Pennsylvania and the grid, he argued, was figuring out how to pay for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/doe-proposes-rule-speeding-up-approval-of-clean-energy-projects\/\" title=\"DOE proposes rule speeding up approval of clean energy projects\">transmission line upgrades<\/a> and what sources of new energy production will be used.<\/p>\n<p>But figuring it out is hard. PJM has 13 states and the District of Columbia setting different rules and goals.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t have an energy policy &mdash; that&rsquo;s the overriding problem,&rdquo; Yaw said. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s a hodgepodge of things going on, and this affects PJM. Different states are doing diff things. It&rsquo;s like PJM is being dealt cards; I&rsquo;m not sure how they play them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One state wants to grow nuclear, another wind and solar, and another wants all green. Deciding whether neighboring states need to pay for transmission lines, or what happens with pollution or reliability problems, isn&rsquo;t simple.<\/p>\n<p>Yaw said he&rsquo;s engaged with Gov. Josh Shapiro, but is unsure of the outcome of their conversations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know whether any of it registered or not, he made a lot of notes,&rdquo; Yaw said. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s starting to recognize &mdash; I can&rsquo;t speak for him &mdash; but in general there are people in his staff, and I assume he&rsquo;s the same, that recognize the importance of it and where Pennsylvania stands in the grid.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1758730\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1758730\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Increasing power demand without a clear plan for PJM (The Center Square) \u2014 Americans are expected to consume more electricity in the near future, raising concerns about how to produce it sustainably. According to the Energy Information Agency&#8217;s short-term energy outlook, U.S. electricity generation is projected to rise by 3% compared to last year, largely due to an early heatwave this summer. An additional 1% increase is anticipated in 2025 as industrial demand grows. Solar energy will play a significant role in this increase, with the EIA forecasting a 37% rise in solar power nationwide. Although natural gas plants have added new capacity, this has been counterbalanced by the retirement of older facilities. Texas and California lead in solar energy production; however, nationally, most new projects are focused on solar and battery storage systems that support solar generation.<\/p>\n<p>As energy needs escalate, PJM\u2014Pennsylvania&#8217;s regional grid operator\u2014faces challenges ahead of a projected significant demand surge by 2040. The increasing reliance on intermittent sources like solar complicates supply stability as these projects queue for grid connection. Experts express concern over replacing coal with natural gas due to reliability issues; unlike coal which can be stored onsite, natural gas supply can be disrupted by severe weather or cyber threats.<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania lawmakers are taking notice of these issues. Senator Gene Yaw (R-Williamsport), chair of the Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, emphasized that maintaining grid integrity and reliability is crucial. He has introduced legislation aimed at modernizing natural gas plants through state funding via the Pennsylvania Baseload Energy Development Fund\u2014a model inspired by Texas&#8217; approach focused on reliability.<\/p>\n<p>Yaw highlighted that without action, Pennsylvania risks heading toward a critical situation regarding its energy infrastructure: \u201cWe\u2019re heading toward a cliff unless we address these challenges.\u201d He pointed out that key obstacles include financing transmission line upgrades and determining future energy production sources.<\/p>\n<p>However, navigating these complexities is challenging due to varying regulations across PJM\u2019s thirteen states plus D.C., leading Yaw to declare: \u201cWe don\u2019t have an overarching energy policy\u2014that\u2019s our main issue.\u201d Each state pursues different strategies\u2014some favoring nuclear power while others prioritize wind or all-renewable solutions\u2014which complicates decisions about shared costs for transmission lines or addressing pollution and reliability concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Yaw mentioned his discussions with Governor Josh Shapiro but remains uncertain about their outcomes: \u201cI\u2019m not sure if any of it resonated&#8230; but there seems to be recognition among his staff\u2014and presumably him too\u2014of Pennsylvania\u2019s position within the grid.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2340205,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24116016419306-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[34900,36468,40747,40748,32076],"class_list":["post-2340204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-clean-energy","tag-energy-policy","tag-pjm","tag-power-demand","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24116016419306-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2340204"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340204\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2340205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2340204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2340204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2340204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}