By Todd Snitchler, President and CEO, EPSA for Utility Dive
In an opinion piece for Utility Dive, EPSA President and CEO Todd Snitchler explains why PJM’s competitive electricity market is delivering the investment needed to meet growing electricity demand — and why recent calls to return to utility-owned generation would move the region in the wrong direction. He argues that the market is producing real results, with tens of gigawatts of new generation advancing through the interconnection process and growing interest in bilateral contracts between competitive generators and large customers. Rather than abandoning competition, policymakers should focus on removing barriers that will bring more power to the grid.
Excerpt: The real policy conversation should focus on how to strengthen competitive markets, not abandon them. That means clearing transmission bottlenecks, streamlining the interconnection process, and ensuring market rules support the investment needed to meet surging demand. It means getting data centers to the table to sign the long-term contracts that will unlock capital ready to deploy. It means winning the AI infrastructure race without bankrupting the customers who depend on affordable, reliable power.
