News briefs on companies in PJM Interconnection: Dominion, Duke, Exelon, and AEP.

PJM's request to lift the $1,000/MWh price cap sparked a flood of comments to FERC, many of them in opposition.

PJM’s Market Monitor told FERC hat rule changes approved by PJM stakeholders to increase the flexibility of demand response are insufficient and that the commission should impose a must-offer requirement similar to that for generation resources.

January’s sky high energy prices claimed its first casualty Friday as green energy retailer Clean Currents abruptly suspended service, returning its customers to their distribution utilities.

FERC approved PJM’s proposal to cap the amount of Limited and Extended Summer demand response that clears in the annual base capacity auction, an action expected to increase capacity prices.

PJM‘s spending on black start generators will increase by at least $3 million — and perhaps as much as $21.6 million — under proposals outlined Thursday.

The PJM MRC endorsed manual changes to implement proposed capacity import limits and clarify rules on substitution of demand response resources.

News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in PJM's footprint. This week, we highlight the EPA, DOE, IRS, and Congress.

PJM's Market Monitor would like to tell stakeholders the identifies of the handful of generators that received $350 million in uplift charges last year. But PJM officials said they are prevented from disclosing the names.

The coal industry lobby that sank Ron Binz’ FERC nomination will have a much harder time pinning the “war on coal” label on President Obama’s new choice, Norman Bay. But that doesn’t necessarily mean clear sailing.