NJ says 4 utilities left key PJM votes out of reports

State finds a shared reporting failure

New Jersey says reports from all four utilities omitted key PJM votes concerning power prices and electric reliability. The finding applies to every utility reviewed: After months of state guidance and revisions, none of the four reports met the state’s expectations on this issue.

The state’s finding concerns what the utilities disclosed in their reports. It does not state how the utilities voted on the omitted matters or what effect those votes had on prices or reliability. The immediate issue is whether each report presents the PJM voting activity that New Jersey considers important enough to disclose.

Why the omitted votes matter

The omissions cover two central parts of electric service: what customers pay for power and whether the power system can deliver electricity reliably. By identifying PJM votes in both areas, New Jersey is treating the missing information as relevant to public oversight rather than as a minor reporting detail.

All four utilities received time for guidance and revisions before the state concluded that their reports remained incomplete. That sequence means the finding came after an extended review process, not just an initial filing.

What happens next

The next process question is whether the utilities revise their reports again to identify the omitted PJM votes. Further filings could show which votes New Jersey expected each utility to disclose and how each utility recorded its participation.

New Jersey could also clarify whether it will require a common reporting format or additional information from all four utilities. Any next step will determine how the state’s disclosure expectations are applied after every report fell short.