News briefs from the states within the PJM footprint. This week we include Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia.

News briefs on companies in the PJM Interconnection this week, including FirstEnergy, Exelon and Intergrys.

Dynegy’s purchase of Energy Capital Partners’ New England power plants will immediately make it a major participant in ISO-NE.

PJM members deadlocked last week on changes to capacity market parameters with none of five proposals winning a supermajority.

PJM met with stakeholders Friday to discuss its plan for a new “Capacity Performance” product to improve reliability on peak demand days.

News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in PJM's footprint. This week, we highlight the Army, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the EPA and the Energy Department.

Dynegy announced Friday it will nearly double its capacity with the purchase of about 12,400 MW of generation from Duke Energy and private equity firm Energy Capital Partners.

Though a bridge to Wilmington has finally reopened, some PJM members want to continue holding MRC and MC meetings at the RTO's Conference and Training Center in Valley Forge.

A summary of measures approved by the PJM Markets and Reliability and Members Committees on Aug. 21, 2014.

PJM has consistently had among the highest uplift rates among RTOs and ISOs, according to a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission report released last week.