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Biggest US Power Grid PJM Faces Possible Breakup as FERC Weighs Fate

Published

21 July 2026

Topic

regulatory

Sectors

Energy Storage

Geography

United States

Source

Read at hartenergy.com

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Fusion42 · 21 July 2026 · Fusion42 review

The Trump administration is pushing federal regulators to overhaul PJM Interconnection, the largest US power grid operator serving 13 states, with discussions this week potentially including breakup of the organization. PJM has faced years of complaints from customers, utilities and businesses over its operations and governance.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Energy Storage. Wire is Fusion42's founder-focused intelligence feed: each story is connected to the funds and startups it names — every one with a live profile on Raise or Scout — so founders can follow the capital and the momentum behind the headline rather than just the headline itself. Wire analysis is one of the live surfaces Arthur reasons over.

The Wire takeaway

If FERC splits PJM, you need to understand which assets end up in which region and which utilities become independent buyers. A breakup rewrites the transmission access rules and procurement rules for every power company and energy tech vendor in the 13-state footprint—that's a new market opening.

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Energy Storage · pjm-breakup · ferc-oversight · power-grid-restructuring · regional-transmission-operator