News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in the RTO footprints. This week we include the NRC, the Energy Department and the EIA.

The ICC and PJM's Market Monitor told FERC they oppose an IMEA request for a waiver from the rules for May’s Base Residual Auction.

News briefs on companies doing business with RTOs. This week we include Entergy, Duke, NextEra and ALLETE.

FERC issued a deficiency letter last week asking PJM to justify its proposal for reserve pricing in emergencies.

FERC issued an order to show cause against Maxim Power, telling the Canadian independent power producer to explain why it shouldn’t have to pay a $5 million fine for allegedly misrepresenting the output of three of its generators in ISO-NE.

PPL and Riverstone have agreed to satisfy market power concerns over the spinoff of their generation into Talen Energy by making only cost-based offers for the more than 650 MW that they will keep in eastern PJM.

News briefs from the states within the footprint of RTOs. This week we include Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

FERC will have a vital role in implementing the EPA’s Clean Power Plan but won’t take sides in ideological debates, Chairman Cheryl LaFleur said.

The Michigan PSC wants FERC to force MISO to turn over a study used to identify areas that require the operation of system support resources (SSR) in the state’s Upper Peninsula.

ISO-NE opened FCA 9 amid expectations of high prices as the region deals with plant retirements and tight natural gas supplies.