Illinois officials last week offered a list of options for keeping Exelon’s nuclear plants running, including a carbon tax and a cap-and-trade program.

News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in the RTO footprints. This week we include the Energy Department, the Surface Transportation Board and the BOEM.

MISO and three power suppliers have asked FERC to deny Duke’s request for a waiver from MISO’s must-offer requirement.

FERC upheld its 2011 rate order for the RITELine transmission project over the opposition of Commissioner Philip Moeller, who opposed the panel’s decision to reduce an incentive adder for risks.

News briefs on companies doing business with RTOs. This week we include Duke, Dominion, FirstEnergy, NRG, Exelon, PPL and Calpine.

FERC said PPL’s plan to combine its generation with Riverstone Holdings to form Talen Energy could get its OK if it beefed up its market mitigation.

Md. PSC staff said Exelon should increase its proposed credit to customers as a condition of approval of the company's merger with Pepco, while the OPC said the commission should reject the deal.

News briefs on companies doing business with RTOs. This week we include Exelon, Dominion Resources, Duke Energy, DSM and PPL.

PJM IMM Joe Bowring said the RTO should exclude generators from participating in drafting cost development guidelines that determine their compensation.

ISO-NE generators, including NEPGA, asked FERC to change the New Entry Pricing Rule and the Peak Energy Rent Adjustment ahead of February’s FCA 9.