The wind industry is fighting back against Exelon's claims that it, and the production tax credit (PTC) is responsible for negative energy prices that are contributing to nuclear plants' financial woes.

PJM’s newest hydropower project will be barely large enough to power nine homes. But if some visionaries have their way, it will be the start of a trend that could add up to substantial new power source.

PJM’s scheduling rules aren’t compliant with Order 764; deemed too inflexible for wind and other variable energy resources, FERC ruled last week.

News briefs on companies in PJM Interconnection: this week including Calpine Corp., Public Service Enterprise Group, Exelon Corp., Duke Energy Corp., PPL Corp. and Dominion Virginia Power.

News briefs from the states within the PJM footprint. This week we include Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

PJM is close to naming a developer to fix the Artificial Island transmission stability problem, with LS Power’s proposal for an overhead crossing of the Delaware River holding on as the lowest-cost choice.

PJM and FERC were summoned to Capitol Hill last week to defend their actions to ensure reliability — FERC in response to sabotage concerns, PJM in the wake of an extraordinary winter that featured more near calamities than a James Bond movie.

FERC lacks proper controls for handling classified national security information, the Department of Energy’s Inspector General said.

News briefs on companies in PJM Interconnection: this week we focus on AEP, Dominion, Exelon, FirstEnergy, and NRG.

PJM will resettle $89 million in bills due to logging errors that overcharged LSEs in the eastern portion of PJM during the polar vortex.