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.
