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PJM and The Revolt at the Palmer House

The governors met in Chicago today to take on the grid operator. Maryland went in swinging — and the utility lobby is caught in the middle.

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Oct 09, 2026
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The Revolt at the Palmer House

The governors met in Chicago today to take on the grid operator. Maryland went in swinging — and the utility lobby is caught in the middle.

Governors from across the PJM grid — 67 million people, 13 states and the District — gathered at Chicago’s Palmer House today for a summit that opened with Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and closed with a “special announcement.” Maryland arrived having already rejected the power companies’ version of reform. What happens next will shape electricity bills, the data-center fight, and the 2027 session in Annapolis.

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