TRENTON, NJ – A bill to bring long-overdue transparency to how New Jersey’s utilities vote at PJM Interconnection, the regional grid operator that serves New Jersey, cleared a key legislative hurdle today with a successful committee vote in the New Jersey Legislature. The legislation, sponsored by Committee Chair Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak, moved out of the New Jersey Assembly State and Local Government Committee with broad bipartisan support.

“If your electric bill is going up, you deserve to know who’s behind that and why,” said Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak. “This bill makes sure our utilities aren’t making those decisions in back rooms with no one watching.” 

“Transparency around utilities’ votes at the grid operator is essential for hitting our clean energy targets,” said Advanced Energy United New Jersey Policy Lead Katie Mettle. “We’re happy to see New Jersey join a growing number of states seeking to shed light on the decisions being made by their utilities at PJM. A similar bill was signed into law in Maryland only two days ago with broad bipartisan support, and now New Jersey has taken the baton.  Today’s committee vote shows momentum is building for real change and reform, not just in New Jersey, but across the entire PJM region.”