Senators from New York are angry over Cheryl LaFleur’s support for the NYISO’s creation of a capacity zone in the Lower Hudson Valley that has led to increases in prices.
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals signaled that it may take another look at the court’s order voiding FERC Order 745.
ComEd is teaming with an engineering company to boost the reliability of Chicago’s electrical grid and protect it against terrorism by installing three miles of superconductor cable beneath the city’s Loop district.
PPL and Riverstone Holdings have offered to divest about 1,300 MW of generation from their 15,000-MW combined fleet to avoid market power concerns over their planned spinoff, Talen Energy.
News briefs on companies in the PJM Interconnection this week, including Duke, Exelon, NRG and Dominion.
Senators from Maryland are upset that Cheryl LaFleur declined to hold more hearings regarding Dominion Resources' proposed liquefied natural gas export facility at Cove Point.
After a year of political wrangling, FERC finally has its fifth commissioner. But uncertainty will linger for months at the agency due to Norman Bay’s lack of a policy record and the unprecedented compromise that won his confirmation.
News briefs from the states within the PJM footprint. This week we include Delaware, D.C., Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
FERC tentatively approved a rule to protect the grid against sabotage threats after ordering changes to allow the commission to overrule transmission operators’ definition of “critical” facilities.
News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in PJM's footprint. This week, we highlight the DOE, EPA, FERC and Department of the Interior.