Comparison

KY PowerMap vs PJM Now

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

KY PowerMap

This app provides economic developers with detailed data and maps to identify industrial project locations within Kentucky's low-cost energy regions. It leverages extensive site selection data to offer insights on workforce, available sites, and community attributes.

Highlights
  • Detailed cooperative service territory maps
  • GPS-based service territory identification
  • 63,000+ site selection data points
  • Locate available sites and buildings
  • Offline service territory determination
  • Workforce and community data access
Features
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Created for Kentucky’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives to provide cutting edge resources for economic developers around the world looking to locate industrial projects in sites with some of the lowest electric rates in the country. The first of its kind, PowerMap puts the power of locational knowledge in your hand with detailed co-operative service territory maps for all of our 87 counties served by the Kentucky Touchstone Energy Cooperatives. Type in an address or use your mobile device’s GPS capabilities to determine if you are in one of our 16 cooperatives' service territories. PowerMap leverages over 63,000 site selection data points from StateBook International, the premier data site for economic development site selectors (www.StateBook.com ) to locate the perfect location for your next great economic development project. Use the app to access geo-specific data such as: availability of skills, detailed workforce data, available sites and buildings, quality of life attributes, along with narratives and facts about the community and region. Visit www.DataIsPower.org for more information about PowerMap including the PowerMap web application and other initiatives being implemented by the Kentucky Touchstone Energy Cooperatives to make Kentucky the logical choice for your next economic development project. Features: • Detailed cooperative service territory maps for all of our 87 counties served by the Kentucky Touchstone Energy Cooperatives • Type in an address or use your mobile device’s GPS capabilities to determine if you are in one of the 16 Kentucky Touchstone Energy Cooperatives • Access over 63,000 of the most recent site selection data points leveraged through StateBook International, the premier data site for economic development site selectors www.StateBook.com • Locate building sites and available buildings for potential economic development opportunities in some of the lowest energy costs regions of the country • Determine service territory information whether you have a cell signal or not • Conceived by and built for Economic Developers to access pertinent data in the quickest time frame • Part of the suite of economic development efforts by the Kentucky Touchstone Energy Cooperatives

About

PJM Now

Monitor electricity usage, grid status, and wholesale power prices in real-time for the PJM Interconnection region. Get alerts for price changes and grid conditions, and view power flow and fuel mix.

Highlights
  • Real-time electricity use tracking
  • Wholesale power price monitoring
  • Interactive map of prices by location
  • PJM grid condition alerts
  • Power flow visualization
  • Current fuel mix display
Features
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Track electricity use, power grid conditions and wholesale power prices in real time throughout the region PJM Interconnection serves with the simple and easy-to-use PJM Now app. • See wholesale power prices and trends broken down by location on an interactive map • Receive alerts when wholesale power prices in your area reach the level of your choosing • Receive alerts about PJM grid conditions for your chosen area • Track real-time electricity use and compare it to the day’s forecasted use • See how power flows in and out of the region PJM serves • See the current fuel mix PJM Interconnection, founded in 1927, ensures the reliability of the high-voltage electric power system serving 65 million people in all or parts of Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. PJM coordinates and directs the operation of the region’s transmission grid, which includes over 84,042 miles of transmission lines; administers a competitive wholesale electricity market; and plans regional transmission expansion improvements to maintain grid reliability and relieve congestion. Visit PJM at www.pjm.com.

Screenshots

KY PowerMap4 screens
PJM Now4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: KY PowerMap at 5.0 against PJM Now's 3.6. KY PowerMap also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.1). PJM Now's advantage is ratings volume (26 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

KY PowerMap holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PJM Now has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KY PowerMap ships an update every 6 weeks, PJM Now every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
KY PowerMap versus PJM Now: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKY PowerMapPJM Now
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.6 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews—22.2% of reviews
Number of ratings226 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEast Kentucky Power CooperativePJM Interconnection

Customer experience

KY PowerMap

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

PJM Now

All ratings26 ratings
Positive65.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative34.6%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative77.8%

In-app purchases

None

KY PowerMap

No in-app purchases

None

PJM Now

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is KY PowerMap free?
KY PowerMap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PJM Now free?
PJM Now is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, KY PowerMap or PJM Now?
KY PowerMap is rated higher. KY PowerMap averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while PJM Now averages 3.6 from 26 ratings.
Do KY PowerMap or PJM Now have ads?
Neither KY PowerMap nor PJM Now shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KY PowerMap or PJM Now?
KY PowerMap ships an update every 6 weeks, and PJM Now every 3 months. Most recently, KY PowerMap was updated on October 29, 2026 and PJM Now on October 24, 2026.

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