FERC denied Sunflower Electric Power's request for a rehearing of a July 2014 order that rejected its bid to recover $5 million it claims it is owed for “backstopping” a power-supply arrangement.

As the Sept. 28 deadline approaches for Exelon and Pepco Holdings Inc. to appeal D.C. regulators’ rejection of their merger, Mayor Muriel Bowser is saying little to indicate how she feels about a second try by the companies to close the deal.

Bradley C. Jones will take over as CEO of NYISO on Oct. 12, as the New York power market faces a proposed overhaul led by the state’s governor and utility regulators.

Iberdrola USA and UIL Holdings have agreed to clean up an abandoned power plant site in New Haven if Connecticut regulators approve their proposed $3 billion merger.

FERC upheld its decision requiring Northern States Power to continue purchasing electricity from a small hydroelectric plant, maintaining that the plant does not have access to MISO's capacity market.

NYISO announced Wednesday that its Board of Directors has selected Bradley C. Jones, senior vice president and COO of ERCOT, to replace Stephen G. Whitley as president and CEO, effective Oct. 12.

The developers of the abandoned PATH transmission project would be denied recovery of more than $10 million of their $121.5 million claim under an initial decision by a FERC administrative law judge Monday.

GridLiance has made its first two acquisitions — 420 miles of 69-kV and 115-kV lines in Missouri and Oklahoma — and announced plans to bid on SPP’s first competitive transmission project.

This week's company briefs include news on SunEdison, Duke Energy, General Electric, SolarCity, Westar Energy, Xcel Energy and Manitoba Hydro.

A summary of issues the MISO Board of Directors discussed at the MISO Informational Forum last week.