What is the PJM Interconnect? How does it work? And why you should care? ... 1-Basics

Last update:  Saturday 3:27am 10/25/25

This note, Part 1 in a three part series, will provide an introduction to the PJM Interconnect that directs the transmission of electric power across thirteen states and the District of Columbia. Part 2 will highlight features of the PJM that provide persistent advantages — lower electricity bills — for households and enterprises in some states, while imposing persistent penalties — higher electricity bills — on households and enterprises in other states. Part 3 will analyze the ironic causes of the persistent penalties, i.e., the negative externalities,  that are being reported by the media with increasing frequency and stridency. 

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TL;DR 13Oct25 ...(1) OpenAI Agrees to Use Computer Chips From AMD, (2) OpenAI Wants ChatGPT to Be Your Future Operating System, and (3) One company is behind most of Virginia's data center construction boom .

Last update: Monday 10/13/25

     OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and AMD CEO Lisa Su 

Welcome to our 13Oct25 TL;DR summaries by ChatGPT of the past week's top 3 stories on our "Useful AI News" page ➡ (1) OpenAI Agrees to Use Computer Chips From AMD, (2) OpenAI Wants ChatGPT to Be Your Future Operating System, and (3) One company is behind most of Virginia's data center construction boom. 

 

TL;DR ➡ HERE

TL;DR 7Oct25 ... (1) OpenAI’s Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real, (2) California Governor Signs Sweeping A.I. Law, and (3) Data center boom sparks sticker shock for PJM ratepayers

Last update: Tuesday 10/7/25

Welcome to our 7Oct25 TL;DR summaries by ChatGPT of the past week's top 3 stories on our "Useful AI News" page ➡  (1) OpenAI’s Sora Makes Disinformation Extremely Easy and Extremely Real, (2) California Governor Signs Sweeping A.I. Law, and (3) Data center boom sparks sticker shock for PJM ratepayers

 

TL;DR ➡ HERE