The Organization of MISO States voted to convene discussions on ways to improve the RTO’s stakeholder process and address friction between the RTO and some of its members.

ISO-NE's power prices dropped by more than 40% in the first quarter of 2015 thanks to lower natural gas costs, the Internal Market Monitor reported.

This winter bumped aside last year’s peak load record, but PJM's system experienced a fraction of the stress brought on by the January 2014 polar vortex.

This week's company briefs include news on PPL, Amazon, DTE, Xcel, Duke, Exelon, Invenergy, Dominion and the Dynegy capacity auction controversy.

FERC approved PJM's Capacity Performance proposal, a dramatic restructuring of the RTO's capacity market.

Increased use of renewable energy will depress energy prices, increase capacity prices and lead to early retirement of baseload plants, according to ISO-NE.

Former FERC Chairman Jon Wellinghoff improperly shared non-public deposition testimony from a commission investigation at an energy conference in March, according to a report by the Department of Energy's Inspector General.

A top EPA official gave the most detailed hints yet about how the agency will revise the Clean Power Plan when the final rule is released this summer.

FERC was the subject of intense criticism Wednesday and Thursday as members of a congressional subcommittee considered legislation to rein in the agency’s Office of Enforcement.

A consumer group has asked the FERC to launch an emergency investigation as to whether Dynegy illegally manipulated MISO’s Planning Resource Auction last April, resulting in a nine-fold price increase in Zone 4.