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Can this grid deal ease Maryland’s future rate hikes? Proponents say so.

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PJM Interconnection agrees to lower a cap on the auction’s clearing price, and add a floor.

The cap would be reduced from $ 500 per megawatt-day to $ 325 ; the floor would rest at $ 175 .

Maryland ratepayers will see a $ 21 jump in their monthly payments this summer , or $ 250 per year.

PJM recently reached an agreement with two Anne Arundel County coal-fired power plants.

The plants had pledged to retire this year , to cheers from environmentalists.

But under the agreement, both will operate until May 31, 2029 , and receive $145 million and $35 million annually .