Ameren reported a 30% jump in fourth-quarter earnings and said it expects future growth from new transmission projects, even as FERC considers lowering the rate of return on such investments.

A summary of measures approved by the PJM Markets and Reliability and Members Committees on Feb. 26, 2015.

Iberdrola SA announced it is acquiring UIL Holdings, which has electric and gas distribution companies in Connecticut and Massachusetts, in a cash and stock deal valued at $3 billion.

Exelon’s year-long lobbying campaign has won bipartisan backing for a bill that would charge Illinois electricity users a fee to ensure continued operation of three nuclear generators that the company says are unprofitable.

News briefs on companies doing business with RTOs. This week we include Duke, Dominion, Ameren and Exelon.

A round-up of news from the MISO Advisory Committee meeting on Feb. 25, 2015.

ISO-NE filed the results of its ninth Forward Capacity Auction with FERC on Friday, starting the clock on a 45-day comment period.

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed a bill last week that suspends the SCC’s reviews of Dominion Virginia Power’s base rates for the next seven years.

Three New England states are combining their buying power to purchase clean energy resources and transmission to deliver it.

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