DNREC Taking Public Comment on Controversial Refinery Water Permit A plan by the Delaware City Refinery to upgrade its cooling water intake and discharge will be the subject of a public comment session on March 24. The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control in December said it had reached...

By Ted Caddell In a bid to win D.C.’s approval of its takeover of Pepco Holdings Inc., Exelon last week more than doubled the amount of customer credits it is offering to $33.75 million from $14 million. The offer to increase the “Customer Investment Fund” came on the heels of...

By Ted Caddell and Michael Brooks Exelon’s $6.8 billion bid to acquire Pepco Holdings Inc. took two steps forward last week when it gained approvals from both the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and the staff of the Delaware Public Service Commission. The New Jersey BPU gave final approval...

By Ted Caddell and Michael Brooks Exelon’s $6.8 billion bid to acquire Pepco Holdings Inc. took another step forward Wednesday when the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved a settlement that will give Atlantic City Electric customers $62 million in rate credits. The board’s approval means that the acquisition...

Failed Data Center Project on Hook for $1.4 Million, Court Rules The Data Centers LLC must pay three consultants $1.4 million in fees and interest related to the company’s failed bid last year to build a power plant and data center on University of Delaware property, according to a recent Superior...

SWEPCO Asks PSC to Deny Request for Attorney Fees Southwestern Electric Power Co. asked the Public Service Commission to deny a request by Save the Ozarks to pay for legal expenses the organization incurred during its battle against a transmission line. SWEPCO withdrew its power line application last month following a...

Refinery Files for Permit to Build $100 million Hydrogen Plant PBF Energy, owners of the state’s only refinery, is seeking permission to build a $100 million hydrogen plant as part of a plan to begin refining ultra-low sulfur fuel at the Delaware City facility. PBF applied to the Department of Natural...

By Ted Caddell The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities staff has recommended approval of Exelon’s $6.8 billion acquisition of Pepco Holdings Inc. in a settlement that would give Atlantic City Electric customers $62 million in rate credits. The settlement, announced yesterday, came as the board was holding public hearings...

Legislators May Be Waiting for Quinn to Leave Before Bill is Sent Quinn Commonwealth Edison and Ameren stand to win an important victory in their attempts to get continued authorization to charge customers for smart grid improvements. The state legislature easily passed a bill in December allowing the utilities to...

SWEPCO Drops Bid for $116 Million Tx Line Southwestern Electric Power Co. announced that it is dropping plans to construct a $116 million, 60-mile transmission line after SPP decided it wasn’t needed. SPP told SWEPCO that its latest forecasts show lower load growth than previous ones for the area. “Based...