This week's state briefs include news on California, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Massachusetts and Ohio.

This week's state briefs include news on Arizona, California, Illinois, Manitoba, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and other states.

This week's state briefs include news on California, Kansas, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Rhode Island and Virginia.

This week's state briefs include news on California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina and Ohio.

This week's state briefs include news on California, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico and other states.

The PJM Planning Committee and Transmission Expansion Advisory Committee (TEAC) considered the loss of the Quad Cities nuclear plant and discussed Order 1000 rules, $1.1 billion in end-of-life projects for PSE&G and the third RTEP window of the year.

American Electric Power CEO Nick Akins said last week that AEP is seeking only a partial “restructuring” of Ohio’s energy market.

FirstEnergy posted a $1.1 billion second-quarter loss, much of it related to the pending closure of five coal-fired units.

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

FirstEnergy will retire four units at its Sammis coal-powered power plant and sell or deactivate its Bay Shore plant by 2020.