Stakeholders backed PJM’s proposal to eliminate speculation in capacity auctions, selecting it over four alternatives in a vote announced yesterday.

With its decision to cut its dividend, FirstEnergy acknowledged last week that its focus on its unregulated business was a losing strategy. Now the question is whether its renewed focus on regulated operations will improve the fortunes of the beleaguered company enough to regain Wall Street’s favor.

State briefs from around PJM's territory. Included this week are Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

Former chairs gave a primer on the last 36 years of federal energy policy Thursday as FERC celebrated its 1000th open meeting.

The volume and magnitude of changes PJM is attempting to impose on demand response raise the question of whether the high-flying sector is still a growth business or one in retreat.

State briefs from around PJM's territory. Included this week are Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

State briefs from around PJM's territory. Included this week are Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

PJM generators told FERC that it should go beyond PJM’s qualification rules for demand response providers — with some proposing that planned DR resources be banned from the capacity market.

State briefs from around PJM's territory. Included this week are Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

News briefs on companies in PJM Interconnection: Carlyle Group, DTE Energy, Duke Energy, Exelon, First Energy, and NRG.