By Suzanne Herel FERC on Thursday greenlighted FirstEnergy’s plan to spin off the transmission assets of Jersey Central Power & Light, Metropolitan Edison and Pennsylvania Electric into a new subsidiary, rejecting motions for a stay by New Jersey and Pennsylvania regulators, who also must approve the deal. New Jersey regulators...

Reports: Solar Jobs Increased in 2015 The Solar Foundation, a D.C. solar power advocacy nonprofit, has released its annual Solar Jobs Census for 2015. The report details the number of people working in the solar industry in each state. Overall, the workforce experienced rapid growth over the past year, increasing...

Companies Propose Multi-state Projects in New England Hydropower and wind power developers have submitted two proposals to supply electricity to three New England states to meet renewable energy goals. Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts jointly solicited projects for more than 5,000 GWh of clean energy. Anbaric Transmission and National Grid proposed...

PSC Considering Entergy’s $133M Rate Increase The Public Service Commission is considering a proposed settlement that would increase Entergy Arkansas rates by more than 8%. The commissioners will vote in February on a settlement that would give Entergy an increase of $133.6 million, 20% less than the $167 million increase...

Ponseti, Kormos Named to EIPC Committee The Eastern Interconnection Planning Collaborative has announced the appointment of Tim Ponseti as chairman of the executive committee for 2016 and Mike Kormos as vice chairman. Ponseti is vice president of transmission operations and power supply for the Tennessee Valley Authority. Kormos is executive...

By Suzanne Herel A Maryland circuit court judge Friday upheld the state Public Service Commission’s approval of Exelon’s acquisition of Pepco Holdings Inc., denying an appeal led by the Office of People’s Counsel. “The court’s scrutiny has revealed Order 86990 to be the product of substantial evidence supporting the conclusions...

By Suzanne Herel Salem and Hope Creek Nuclear Reactors on Artificial Island. (Source: Wikimedia Commons) FERC ruled Tuesday that PJM’s cost allocation schemes for the Artificial Island and Bergen-Linden Corridor transmission projects may be unjust and unreasonable, ordering a technical conference to probe the issue. The technical conference will “explore...

A transmission developer is asking PJM to determine if four projects in the Public Service Electric and Gas territory in North Jersey are still necessary if Consolidated Edison of New York makes good on its threat to terminate the “PSEG wheel” to route power into New York City. Writing on...

ADEQ Begins Gathering Feedback on CPP Compliance The Department of Environmental Quality conducted the first of four conference calls Nov. 18 for stakeholders to submit data and feedback for the department’s final comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan. (See MISO, SPP Join in as Ark. Begins Crafting...

Allen Harim Building 6-Acre Solar Installation Chicken processor Allen Harim broke ground last week on a 1.57-MW solar installation. The 6-acre solar farm will supply about 11% of the energy used by its Harbeson processing facility. The project, which will be connected with Delmarva Power & Light’s grid, will be owned...