Briefs from federal agencies governing PJM Interconnection and other national organizations. This week's news include stories from Congress, the Energy Information Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, and other national news.

Impatient over the pace of progress, FERC said it will monitor meetings focused on eliminating barriers to the coordination of energy across the PJM-MISO seam.

In its complaint against PJM and MISO, the Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (NIPSCO) proposed six changes.

The cost of complying with upcoming ghg rules will depend on the role of energy efficiency and the choice of “blended” or fuel-specific emission standards, speakers told a high-profile forum in Washington.

PJM asked FERC to approve changes to the capacity auction - and the way that demand response clears within it - after those changes were rejected by stakeholders.

Briefs from federal agencies governing PJM Interconnection and other national organizations. This week's news include stories from the Agriculture Department, the Obama Administration, and other national news.

PJM generators told FERC that it should go beyond PJM’s qualification rules for demand response providers — with some proposing that planned DR resources be banned from the capacity market.

Looming coal retirements will boost on-peak energy prices in eastern PJM by at least $3/MWh -- with a jump of as much as $11/MWh in the first five years  -- according to a newly-released study.

Briefs from federal agencies governing PJM Interconnection and other national organizations. This week's news include stories from Congress, FERC, the D.C. Circuit, the EPA, and other national news.

A top EPA official told state regulators the agency is still in listening mode in drafting its greenhouse gas rules on existing power plants. Others expressed concerns.