PJM Interconnection coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity and ensures power supplies for 65 million people in all or parts of 13 states & D.C.

Core values

- **Economic Benefits**: PJM's transmission system enhancements are estimated to reduce costs to customers by more than $280 million annually by alleviating congestion, and new interregional transmission assets are expected to produce estimated congestion savings of more than $100 million in the first four years[1][4].
- **Environmental Impact**: The transition to more natural gas-fired, wind, and solar generation has reduced emissions in PJM’s footprint drastically, with the current generation mix being 30 percent less carbon-intensive than 10 years ago[1][4].
- **Reliability and Resource Adequacy**: PJM's efforts ensure reliability during the energy transition, manage resource retirements and replacements, and maintain system reliability while facilitating state and federal decarbonization policies[2][5].
- **Economic Growth**: Lower electricity costs drive regional economic growth, making local economies more attractive to industrial and commercial businesses and increasing disposable income for households[1][4].