A study by the APPA estimates that PJM's Capacity Performance rules will increase costs to consumers by $7.3 billion over the 2016-2019 delivery years.
Massachusetts regulators ruled that electric distribution companies can sign contracts for natural gas capacity and pass the costs on to electric ratepayers.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and Exelon CEO Chris Crane announced Tuesday that Exelon would quintuple its concessions to $78 million in a bid to win the Public Service Commission's OK for the company’s $6.8 billion acquisition of Pepco Holdings Inc.
This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on the Environmental Protection Agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Energy Department.
A summary of measures discussed and approved by the PJM Markets and Reliability Committee on Oct. 1, 2015.
PJM's Capacity Performance market structure, approved by FERC, is both over-priced and unlikely to achieve its intended results, says Direct Energy.
Generators asked PJM stakeholders to consider changes to the RTO’s new Capacity Performance program, saying the rules are overly punitive.
A proposal by the Consumer Advocates of the PJM States that the RTO fund the group’s $450,000 budget through an assessment on electric customers won support from state regulators and other load interests but drew sharp opposition from suppliers.
This week's state briefs include news on Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Riesling Power LLC is asking state and federal regulators for expedited approval to buy two coal-fired power plants in western New York.
