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Leadership Series: The Evolution of Wholesale Electricity Markets

Date: Rescheduled for Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Time5:00 – 6:30 PM
LocationEnergy Forum at the Kleinman Center – 220 S. 34th St. Fisher Fine Arts Library, 4th Floor 19104 Philadelphia PA United States

Andrew Ott, President and CEO of PJM Interconnection, will discuss trends in the electricity industry, the latest from FERC and Washington, D.C., electric grid resilience and steps PJM is taking to continue adapting wholesale electricity markets.

Join the Kleinman Center and the Wharton Energy Club to learn more about the fascinating history and evolution of the competitive wholesale electricity markets. The markets arose from a public policy push in the 1990s that sought to use competition and market efficiencies to give electricity consumers choices, and to control costs, incentivize innovation and boost reliability on the power grid. Since their inception 20 years ago, they have done exactly that through increased operational efficiency, reduced emissions and $3 billion per year in cost savings, all while maintaining the highest level of reliability standards. Now, in the face of technological advances and a changing industry, markets are being asked to do even more: They must create a platform for a more adaptable, resilient and greener grid while preserving economic viability and reliability.

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