Could Maryland leave the PJM grid? This bill would study it.

By: Christine Condon

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: February 4, 2026

Words: 1,123

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Amid high energy bills in Maryland and throughout the region, many Maryland officials have heaped blame on PJM Interconnection, the operator of the region’s electrical grid.

Would it make any sense for Maryland to leave it? A bill before the House Environment and Transportation Committee would study that very question.

Del. Lorig Charkoudian (D-Montgomery) concedes it is “somewhat unrealistic” that Maryland, a state that routinely imports a considerable chunk of its power from other …

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