This week's state briefs include news on California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri and others.

The U.S. Supreme Court cast a long shadow as New York regulators drafted the Clean Energy Standard and its incentives to preserve upstate nuclear power plants.

Speakers at Infocast’s 2nd NY Energy REVolution Summit pondered how New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision could deliver on its promise.

Here is what we heard at Infocast's 2nd NY Energy REVolution Summit in New York City last week.

The New York PSC unanimously approved its Clean Energy Standard, including a controversial plan to provide a nuclear subsidy for up to 12 years.

Exelon is buying the Consolidated Edison (Con Ed) retail energy business as it continues its efforts to hedge against falling wholesale power prices.

A New York judge vacated the NY PSC February “reset order” that sought to overhaul the businesses practices of retail energy suppliers.

The New York  Public Service Commission (NYPSC) closed the comment period on the cost of the plan’s zero-emission credits for nuclear power plants.

FERC directed staff to begin an investigation of alleged illegal tree-cutting along the New York section of the Constitution Pipeline route.

PJM is using a three-pronged approach to prepare for next year’s termination of the Con Ed-PSEG wheel.