This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on FERC, NRC, the US Civil Rights Commissions and others.

NRC approved Entergy’s request to extend the time between leak tests at the Indian Point power plant to 15 years instead of 10.

SPP set yet another wind penetration record, surpassing ERCOT, while the Seams Steering Committee agreed to a joint transmission study with MISO.

MISO stakeholders are asking the RTO to think more broadly about how energy storage technologies can participate in its markets.

The appeal lent support to Illinois legislation that would shore up Exelon’s struggling nuclear plants with $300 million per year.

This week's company briefs include news on Dynergy, Flexon, American Electric Power (AEP), KCP&L, Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L), and others.

This week's state briefs include news on California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri,and others.

New York consumers will see little change in their electric bills as the state switches to renewable energy resources, the NY PSC said.

The PJM Operating Committee discussed cold weather testing, synchrophasor data and frequency response.

PacifiCorp says future participants in the CAISO EIM forum will benefit from early lessons the company learned attempting to integrate.