News briefs on companies in the PJM Interconnection this week, including Vivint, Tennessee Valley Authority, Sunoco, FirstEnergy and PSEG Nuclear.

PJM member companies FirstEnergy, Duke Energy, NRG Energy, Dynegy and AES all announced second-quarter earnings last week.

After nearly four years of investigation, FERC publicly accused an energy trading firm of market manipulation in a case that dogged enforcement chief Norman Bay through his confirmation as commissioner.

News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in PJM's footprint. This week, we highlight the DOE, the EPA and the NRC.

Federal officials should do more to reduce leaks in natural gas distribution pipelines, the EPA’s Inspector General said in a report last week.

PJM and the IMM said they will target traders who schedule interchange trades for the last 15 minutes of an hour based on price differentials in the first portion of the hour, a scheme known as “slamming the close.”

The PJM Markets and Reliability Committee last week heard first reading on proposed deadline changes recommended by the Market Settlement Subcommittee.

News briefs from the states within the PJM footprint. This week we include Delaware, D.C., Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

A summary of the second-quarter 2014 earnings reports of major corporations doing business in PJM.

Members of FERC last week revealed differences over the impact of the EPA’s proposed carbon emission rule but declined to endorse climate change skeptics’ do-nothing strategy.