AES Corp. announced last week that it is attempting to sell DPL Inc.’s generation fleet rather than spinning it off into an unregulated subsidiary. The planned sale is an indication that AES, which bought DPL in 2011, is having buyer's remorse.

News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in PJM's footprint. This week, we highlight the White House, Congress, the EPA, the Supreme Court, and a study by NREL.

Stakeholders last week agreed to develop technical standards for “smart” inverters that can allow solar PV and other renewables to provide reactive power.

PJM Members last week approved revisions to the Operating Agreement to allow PJM to share non-public operational information with natural gas pipelines and local distribution companies.

The Powhatan Energy Fund, the subject of a FERC investigation for more than three years without being charged, has decided to go on offense by releasing documents it says proves it has been unfairly hounded.

A guide to the players in the Powhatan Energy Fund market manipulation investigation.

WASHINGTON -- A panel headed by former CIA and NSA chief Michael Hayden today recommended an expansion of the electric industry’s cybersecurity efforts, saying the current efforts by FERC and NERC fail to protect the distribution system.

FERC ordered PJM and financial traders to submit briefs in a long-running dispute over excess line-loss revenues.

PJM and other grid operators will face unprecedented reliability challenges in the next several years as federal environmental regulations and low energy and capacity prices threaten to sideline baseload coal and nuclear capacity, federal and PJM officials told state regulators.

FERC approved a new scheduling product to reduce uneconomic power flows between PJM and NYISO, clearing the way for its implementation later this year.