FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur sailed through her Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday while Norman Bay was forced to defend his limited policy experience and his running of the commission’s enforcement division. He also found himself having to negotiate a gender politics minefield.

Environmentalists were outraged by EPA's cooling water rule while industry groups praised the agency's flexibility.

PJM could lose as much as 7,000 MW of generation by 2018 under long-awaited cooling-water regulations approved late yesterday by the Environmental Protection Agency.

What plants are covered by EPA's cooling water rule and what do they have to do?

FERC may need to reconsider its fuel-agnostic policies to preserve coal and nuclear generation threatened by environmental rules and market forces, Commissioner Tony Clark told the PJM Annual Meeting last week.

News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in PJM's footprint. This week, we highlight the FERC, NRC and Senate.

News briefs on companies in PJM Interconnection. This week, we feature Duke, PSEG, PPL, FirstEnergy, Panda Power and Entergy.

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

After a record-breaking winter in which it narrowly avoided load shedding, PJM says it is confident it can keep air conditioners running this summer. But forward prices suggests costs may be higher than last year.

Dominion and PSE&G appear to have vaulted into contention in the Artificial Island contest following a design change by PJM planners.