After a year of political wrangling, FERC finally has its fifth commissioner. But uncertainty will linger for months at the agency due to Norman Bay’s lack of a policy record and the unprecedented compromise that won his confirmation.

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

FERC tentatively approved a rule to protect the grid against sabotage threats after ordering changes to allow the commission to overrule transmission operators’ definition of “critical” facilities.

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

The Senate today narrowly confirmed Norman Bay to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission while easily approving a new term for acting chair Cheryl LaFleur.

A round-up of news from the PJM Operating Committee.

Disputes between utilities and solar providers aren’t limited to North Carolina.

News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in PJM's footprint. This week, we highlight the Department of Energy, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the North American Reliability Corp.

News briefs on companies in PJM Interconnection this week, including Dominion, Exelon, Public Service Electric & Gas and Southern.

PJM has created a closed loop interface to capture the pricing of demand response in a transmission sub-zone spanning the Pennsylvania-Ohio border near New Castle, Pa.