Lawmakers from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia met for a joint policy hearing on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.

The policy hearing aimed to discuss and focus on energy affordability and reliability across all four states.

According to a news release outlining the event, the hearing addressed how divergent state energy policies are allegedly perpetuating an energy crisis and negatively affecting families throughout the region.

The hearing specifically addressed the economic and grid-reliability consequences of rising energy mandates and taxes, aging infrastructure and market disruptions.

"Because our states share the same grid and transmission lines, we share the same crisis. If we don't act now, families will face rolling blackouts, industries will leave and the backbone of

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