Illinois officials last week offered a list of options for keeping Exelon’s nuclear plants running, including a carbon tax and a cap-and-trade program.

The EPA will delay its three proposed carbon emission rules until mid-summer, as it coordinates their release to address new, existing and modified power plants during the same time frame.

This week, we welcome David Cruthirds to the RTO Insider team with his first of hopefully many columns, providing insight into MISO and Southern Co.

PJM and its Transmission Owners filed a response to address what FERC deemed deficiencies in their plan to integrate multi-driver projects into the RTEP.

News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in the RTO footprints. This week we include the NRC, the EPA, FERC and the BOEM.

MISO and reliability watchdogs have reached a settlement over self-reported violations related to MISO’s ability to maintain visibility over its reliability coordinator area following a contingency event.

MISO and three power suppliers have asked FERC to deny Duke’s request for a waiver from MISO’s must-offer requirement.

Demand response and advanced meters are continuing to grow but progress is uneven, with some regions showing reductions, according to a new report by FERC.

Two more wind farms have joined a complaint against NIPSCO, asking FERC to cut the $35.8 million bill the utility assessed them for transmission upgrades.

Twin Cities Power will pay $3.5 million for manipulating energy prices in MISO under a settlement approved by FERC last week.