FERC rejected a request by consumer advocates that it force PJM to update its 2015 peak load forecast using recent modeling enhancements to prevent over-procurement of resources in this year’s capacity auctions.

FERC approved PJM’s proposal to move the deadline for submitting day-ahead offers, while also saying NYISO and ISO-NE had justified retaining their existing schedules.

FERC issued orders that seek to increase the supply of regulation service and reactive power, and issued a final rule to allow generators to sell primary frequency response service at market-based rates.

The judge had rejected efforts by Entergy and the Louisiana PSC to pass on to ratepayers $200 million in canceled costs from the Little Gypsy repowering project.

This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on CAISO, the Energy Department, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Senate.

FERC allowed SPP to use one of its 2016 panelists to complete the 2015 panel evaluating proposals for the RTO’s first competitive solicitation under Order 1000.

This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on USDA, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the solar Investment Tax Credit and the Keystone XL pipeline.

EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy ventured into somewhat unfriendly territory at NARUC’s annual meeting to defend the Clean Power Plan.

The Clean Power Plan may face an uncertain future in the courts, but investors and utility executives said it won’t upset the long-term shift away from coal-fired generation and toward increased efficiency.