Following Joint Conference, Bipartisan Governors Collaborate to Address Regional Electricity Grid Challenges

September 26, 2025 | nj.gov

Governor Phil Murphy joined a group of bipartisan governors across the region in signing on to the PJM Governors’ Collaborative with the goal of durably increasing state and consumer representation at grid operator PJM in order to address long-term issues with electricity affordability and grid reliability. The announcement comes on the heels of the first-ever technical conference held by the 13 states within the PJM region on Monday in Philadelphia. 

For the first time in our nation’s history, Governor Murphy, alongside every PJM Governor, convened a day-long technical conference to confront the PJM cost crisis plaguing the region’s 67 million consumers and present solutions to enhance consumer representation and prioritize affordability while keeping the lights on.

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NJ SEED: It is a highly important collaborative of states that is long overdue to address issues with the PJM. The first of the six action items being sought by the PJM Governors’ Collaborative is the starting point - increase involvement of and partnership with states.