(Valley Forge, PA – May 31, 2025) – PJM issued the following statement today:
For over two years, PJM has repeatedly documented and voiced its concerns over the growing risk of a supply and demand imbalance driven by the confluence of generator retirements and demand growth. Such an imbalance could have serious ramifications for reliability and affordability for consumers.
In light of these concerns, PJM supports the U.S. Department of Energy’s Order, issued May 30, pursuant to Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act, to defer the retirements of certain generators operating in PJM’s footprint, which spans all or part of 13 states and the District of Columbia.
The Department’s Order is a prudent, term-limited step that will retain the covered generators for a 90-day period. This will allow DOE, Constellation Energy and PJM to undertake further analysis regarding the longer-term need and viability of these generators.