(WPXI, September 15, 2024)
Bill Flanagan from Our Region’s Business interviews PGH Works Director of Research & Public Policy Ken Zapinski on our new report “The PJM Grid in Peril: What Will Keep the Lights On?”
Ken outlines the state of Pennsylvania’s electric grid and warns that shortages in the next 5 years are a stark reality if policymakers fail to agree on a comprehensive plan.
Our Region’s Business has been jointly produced by the Allegheny Conference and WPXI-TV since May 2004. The show is hosted by Bill Flanagan, Chief Corporate Relations Officer at the Allegheny Conference on Community Development.
PGH Works Perspective
Ken Zapinski, author of the “The PJM Grid in Peril,” discusses how surging electricity demand, power plant retirements, and an impractical shift to renewable-only generation put the PJM grid in serious jeopardy.
