Two former Ohio regulators debated FirstEnergy’s and AEP’s controversial PPAs in the opening session of the MACRUC Annual Education Conference.

PG&E (NYSE:PCG) will shut down Diablo Canyon, CA’s last nuclear power plant under an agreement with environmental, labor and anti-nuclear coalition.

The Delaware House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution aimed at blocking a proposed stability fix for Artificial Island.

FERC  issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement legislation enacted last year to protect the grid from terrorist attacks.

FERC accepted portions of MISO’s SSR Tariff changes but rejected the RTO’s proposal regarding the retention and transfer of interconnection rights.

The ERCOT Board of Directors approved extending an RMR contract with NRG Energy for its Greens Bayou Unit 5 plant in the Houston area.

CAISO transmission planning staff  proposed studies on the implications of gas shortages on grid reliability.

FERC ordered MISO  to revise its Tariff to ensure it is not overpaying for reactive power or show cause why it should not have to do so.

ERCOT’s Board of Directors unanimously approved two transmission projects intended to ease congestion and reliability concerns in South Texas.

The Reliability Subcommittee is concerned about the reliability of MISO’s frequency response under a changing resource mix.