Pre-filed Statement of Jacob Finkel, Deputy Secretary of Policy for Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro's Office, for the PJM Governance and Stakeholder Reforms Technical Conference under AD26-7.

Summary: Jacob Finkel, representing the PJM Governors' Collaborative (on behalf of the region's governors and the Mayor of D.C.), supports the Commission's focus on PJM governance reforms. He argues for increasing the independence of PJM's Board, streamlining the stakeholder process, and providing the states with a more meaningful role in decision-making to ensure public interest and resource adequacy.