PJM dropped a proposal to consider changes to the regulation market after receiving a cool reaction from stakeholders and the Market Monitor.

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

Just days after Norman Bay was sworn in as FERC’s fifth member, Democrat John Norris announced he will resign his position almost three years early.

PJM officials last week defended their practice of creating interfaces to capture operator actions in response to voltage problems, saying they can’t guarantee the constraints will be modeled in FTR auctions.

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.”