Defending Reliability

Defending electric grid reliability 

Since early 2021, Tony Campbell, former President & CEO of EKPC, has written a series of letters to the President of the United States expressing his growing alarm as reliable power plants around the U.S. have shut down or face early retirement, primarily due to government regulations that drive up operating costs. Meanwhile, America is becoming increasingly dependent on intermittent renewables like solar and wind.

Trump administration

• March 5, 2026: Protecting against natural gas marketers taking advantage of Storm Fern
   

• September 3, 2025 letter to President Trump: Protect PJM from state overreach
   

• March 31, 2025 letter to President Trump: Policy certainty necessary to ensure critical grid investments

Biden administration

• April 9, 2024 letter to President Biden: Grid regulators raise reliability alarms as EPA rules shut reliable generators
   

• April 7, 2023 letter to President Biden: Storm Elliott exposes growing reliability issues
   

• August 22, 2022 letter to President Biden: Mounting warnings of looming reliability crisis
   

• March 2, 2022 letter to President Biden: Maintaining U.S. energy independence
   

• November 30, 2021 letter to President Biden: The value of energy flexibility
   

• July 13, 2021 letter to President Biden: Fuel security’s role in 24/7/365 energy
   

• April 14, 2021 letter to President Biden: Texas/Midwest storms expose weaknesses
   

• February 12, 2021 letter to President Biden: Growing concerns for reliability