NYISO gave NRG Energy a green light to shut down two coal plants in western New York, saying reliability will be maintained through transmission.

A summary of issues discussed at the MISO Markets Subcommittee on Oct. 27, including changes to shortage pricing rules, the RTO's settlement with SPP and FERC in the midst of Congressional partisan deadlock.

This week's company briefs include news on Xcel Energy, PPL, Southern Co., Panda Power Funds, Duke Energy and PSE&G.

This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on CAISO's expansion, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Clean Power Plan.

This week's state briefs include news on Arkansas, Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

MISO will not raise its energy offer cap for the coming winter but will ask FERC to approve another waiver allowing recovery of costs above $1,000/MWh through uplift.

Dominion's third-quarter operating earnings fell in the middle of its guidance, at $1.03/share on $611 million.

FirstEnergy raised and narrowed its guidance for the year’s operating earnings to $2.67 to $2.75/share.

Eversource earned $235.9 million in the third quarter this year, about the same as its earnings for the same period a year ago.

PPL increased its forecast for per-share earnings growth to 6% through 2017, based on higher-than-expected earnings in the U.K.