Half of the Organization of MISO States have challenged the Department of Energy’s directive to keep the J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan operating through late August.

ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas declared the state of the Texas grid to be "strong" as it heads into a summer where it expects a record peak demand.

A third straight day of intense heat in New York resulted in an Energy Warning from NYISO as reserves dwindled.

The Michigan attorney general and a group of 10 NGOs have filed for rehearing of DOE's order to keep a coal plant running for this summer, while those parties and others debated the cost recovery filing Consumers Energy made at FERC.

Looking ahead to the possibility of future emergency orders from the DOE, stakeholders endorsed a PJM issue charge to establish a more permanent set of rules for how to allocate the cost of keeping generation online beyond its desired deactivation date when ordered by the federal government.

Committee business included a quick-fix package to expand the definition of dual-fuel generation in the Reliability Assurance Agreement to include generation capable of running on a backup fuel type with off-site storage and dedicated delivery.

MISO Midwest entered emergency status during the RTO’s first serious heat wave of the summer.

Ontario is putting its chips on nuclear power and natural gas to meet its growing energy demand while directing IESO to incorporate gas distributors and the province’s economic development goals in its system planning.