FERC's approval of SPP’s request to terminate an interconnection agreement with the proposed Tres Amigas “superstation” won’t hurt plans to unite the three major U.S. grids, developers said.

This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on the Energy Department, the Keystone XL Pipeline and John Boehner.

FERC said it needed more time to consider rehearing requests of its June 9 order largely approving PJM’s Capacity Performance plan.

The PJM Board of Managers approved staff’s recommendation for the stability fix at New Jersey’s Artificial Island, despite objections from the Delmarva Peninsula, which will be allocated nearly the full cost of the project.

SPP's latest analysis of EPA’s draft Clean Power Plan indicates state-by-state compliance with the plan would result in nearly 40% higher costs than a regional approach.

This week's company briefs include news on Cleco Power, Great River Energy, Dominion, SunPower, NRG, PSEG, NextEra and Pepco.

A summary of measures approved by the PJM Markets and Reliability Committee on July 23, 2015.

This week's state briefs include news on Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Texas.

NYISO told FERC it does not plan to make any changes in its day-ahead schedule to comply with FERC Order 809, which adjusted the gas market schedule.