This week's company briefs include news on Mississippi Power, Exelon, Cisco Systems, Duke Energy, and others.

FERC said the EIS will undertake an environmental review to elucidate potential impacts of the Access Northeast pipeline.

The SPP board of directors' approval of the RTO’s first reduction in its planning reserve margin since 1998 almost left members wanting more.

CAISO stakeholders expressed misgivings and confusion about a new issue paper exploring contingency modeling.

FERC approved 11 Entergy local balancing authority agreements stemming from the utility’s 2013 integration into MISO.

Empire State Connector filed an application for transmission service on an underwater cable to New York City.

The ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee approved staff’s recommendation to add 200 MW of responsive reserve service.

SPP’s Integrated Marketplace continues to show growth and member benefits in its second year of business.

NYISO is proposing to change stakeholder ranking and prioritize internal projects, effective with the 2017 priority list.

This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on the EPA, NRC, Waste Control Specialists, the California Senate, the DOE, and other agencies.