This week's state briefs include news on California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri,and others.

New York consumers will see little change in their electric bills as the state switches to renewable energy resources, the NY PSC said.

The PJM Operating Committee discussed cold weather testing, synchrophasor data and frequency response.

PacifiCorp says future participants in the CAISO EIM forum will benefit from early lessons the company learned attempting to integrate.

PJM planners are rethinking a piece of the Artificial Island project, a move that could possibly require the RTO to solicit new bids.

Eversource Energy CEO Tom May will retire in a month and be replaced by current CFO Jim Judge, the company announced.

Dominion Resources argued that its proposal has regional benefits and is unlike 98% of Form 715 projects.

FERC approved Wabash Valley Power Association’s acquisition of a 5% interest in two 800-MW coal-fired units  for $57 million.

The PJM Market Implementation Committee discussed the earlier day-ahead offer deadline and the new way to measure emergency DR.

Idaho Power signed an agreement with CAISO to become the sixth utility to join the western Energy Imbalance Market.