FERC approved a revised GIA proposed by MISO to link the Hoopeston wind project in rural Illinois to Ameren’s transmission.

Ameren reported third-quarter profits of $343 million, a 17% increase over the $293 million for the same period last year.

NextEra Energy asked the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn two FERC orders in a generator interconnection dispute with Ameren Illinois.

Several energy companies reported their second-quarter earnings results last week.

FERC denied a request by Ameren that its native load in the "Bootheel" region of southeastern Missouri be considered part of MISO’s Ameren Missouri transmission pricing zone rather than the Entergy Arkansas zone.

A consumer group has asked the FERC to launch an emergency investigation as to whether Dynegy illegally manipulated MISO’s Planning Resource Auction last April, resulting in a nine-fold price increase in Zone 4.

FERC said it supports a settlement under which Ameren would refund $7.1 million to resolve a dispute over its purchase of two Illinois utilities.

Ameren, Wisconsin Energy and Xcel Energy announced their first-quarter earnings results.

Ameren reported a 30% jump in fourth-quarter earnings and said it expects future growth from new transmission projects, even as FERC considers lowering the rate of return on such investments.

Exelon’s year-long lobbying campaign has won bipartisan backing for a bill that would charge Illinois electricity users a fee to ensure continued operation of three nuclear generators that the company says are unprofitable.