Weeks after passage of the priority energy reform bill to attract more competitive generation, Ohio House Speaker Matt Huffman has turned his attention to Ohio’s grid operator, PJM Interconnection (PJM), which serves 13 states and Washington, D.C.

Huffman expressed frustration with the length of time PJM takes to approve new power plants and has suggested another regional transmission organization, Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), might be a better option for Ohio to consider joining. While the OMA has shared concerns with PJM’s delay of capacity auctions to procure new power generation as well as implementing costly rule changes, the MISO system is composed of more vertically integrated utilities that have monopoly ownership over electric generation as compared to PJM, which may pose challenges to Ohio’s competitive generation market. 5/13/2025