Our summary of the issues scheduled for votes at the PJM MRC on Dec. 17, 2015.

The SPP board also approved a 2-cent cut in its administrative fee and discussed its proposed response to the Clean Power Plan.

The MISO Advisory Committee unanimously adopted a sleeker stakeholder process, shedding a structure that MISO stakeholders have called cumbersome.

MISO Monitor David Patton reported that congestion caused by outages and under-scheduling of wind resources were causes for concern.

This week's company briefs include news on NRG Energy, PPL, Mississippi Power, General Motors, General Electric, El Paso Electric and Xcel Energy.

The nation’s power system is in good shape heading into the winter, NERC said in its Winter Reliability Assessment.

A roundup of news from the MISO Board of Directors meeting on Dec. 10, 2015.

At an Advisory Committee “hot topic” discussion, some stakeholders cautioned MISO against taking CPP policy positions, while others said the RTO should help guide the states to the most economical compliance options.

This week's federal briefs include news on NRC oversight of the Indian Point and Davis-Besse nuclear plants, and FERC oversight of pipeline projects.

Nuclear supporters and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo are trying to keep the plants running.