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New Job Opportunity: Consumers for a Better Grid Digital Communications Coordinator (PT)
The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) is seeking a part-time Consumers for a Better Grid Communications Coordinator.
The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) is seeking a part-time Consumers for a Better Grid Communications Coordinator.
New Job Opportunity: Consumers for a Better Grid Outreach Specialist (FT)
The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) is seeking a full-time, mid-level Consumers for a Better Grid Outreach Specialist.
February 20, 2026: Volts Podcast: What is PJM and why is everyone so mad about it?
PJM is the largest wholesale power market and transmission planning region in the US. Currently, it is stuck between a rock and a hard place: on one side, rising demand from data centers; on the other, a choked and congested interconnection queue that can’t keep pace. The result: rising prices and political discontent. I [David Roberts of the Volts podcast] talk with Clara Summers of the Citizens Utility Board about how PJM can solve this dilemma and get prices under control.
PJM is the largest wholesale power market and transmission planning region in the US. Currently, it is stuck between a rock and a hard place: on one side, rising demand from data centers; on the other, a choked and congested interconnection queue that can’t keep pace. The result: rising prices and political discontent. I [David Roberts of the Volts podcast] talk with Clara Summers of the Citizens Utility Board about how PJM can solve this dilemma and get prices under control.
January 30, 2026: The devil is in the details: Analyzing PJM’s policy proposals on data centers
After months of suspense, the PJM Interconnection Board has proposed a series of policy changes on how to manage data center energy demand–a challenge that, if left unchecked, could in a few years spark catastrophic blackouts and price spikes for the 67 million customers who live in the nation’s largest power grid region.
After months of suspense, the PJM Interconnection Board has proposed a series of policy changes on how to manage data center energy demand–a challenge that, if left unchecked, could in a few years spark catastrophic blackouts and price spikes for the 67 million customers who live in the nation’s largest power grid region.
December 17, 2025: Capacity Market Prices Reflect Need for Data Center Reform
The following is a statement from CUB Executive Director Sarah Moskowitz on the results of PJM Interconnection’s 2027-28 capacity auction, announced Wednesday, Dec. 17