Technology8 May 2026SEO 801 min read

Analysis: The biggest U.S. power grid is under strain from AI — and no one is happy

Pity the PJM Interconnection. For decades, the grid operator worked quietly and in the background, matching electricity demand with supply. Meanwhile, customer…

Pity the PJM Interconnection. For decades, the grid operator worked quietly and in the background, matching electricity demand with supply. Meanwhile, customers enjoyed some of the lowest electricity prices in the United States. No longer. Politicians, businesses, households, power companies think it needs an overhaul. Even PJM is in agreement. PJM released a white paper this week that said the region “has years, not decades” to make fundamental changes to the way it operates. “The current situ…

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