AEP reported fourth-quarter earnings of $191 million ($0.39/share), compared with $346 million ($0.71/share) for the same period last year.

Exelon reported fourth-quarter earnings Friday of $18 million ($0.02/share), compared with $495 million ($0.58/share) in 2013.

PPL will file a base distribution rate case this year for its Pennsylvania business, CEO Bill Spence said during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call.

Wisconsin Energy Corp. profits fell 16% in the fourth quarter on warmer weather and $6 million in costs related to its proposed acquisition of Integrys.

Dominion, a company that has made some dramatic shifts in direction in the past year, announced a significant drop in reported earnings for Q4 2014.

Eversource Energy (formerly Northeast Utilities) reported higher year-end earnings fueled by a strong fourth quarter and a drop in operating costs.

DTE Energy’s fourth-quarter earnings soared 141%, largely on growth in its non-utility operations.

David Cruthirds brings this report from the Gulf Coast Power Association’s Feb. 5 special briefing: “Challenges & Changes in Energy on the Bayou.” Among the topics discussed were Entergy’s growth plans, Year 1 in MISO South and the RTO’s ongoing seams battles.

Editor's Note: Below is the full, unedited version of David Cruthirds' report on the Gulf Coast Power Association’s Feb. 5, 2015 special briefing "Challen...

A round-up of news from the PJM Transmission Expansion Advisory Committee (PJM TEAC) on Feb. 12, 2015.