The change of heart comes as participants in the West-Wide Governance Pathways Initiative work to build the framework for an independent RTO.

Beacon Wind I drew unanimous public support during public hearings on the transmission line needed for the1,230-MW wind farm planned off the New York coast.

Utilities are seeking Congressional help to defeat FERC’s proposal to eliminate the transmission rate adder for remaining in RTOs.

For his EnVision Forum, FERC Chair Neil Chatterjee chose his home state of Kentucky, dependent on coal plants, to discuss the changing energy landscape.

A judge approved FirstEnergy Solutions’ reorganization plan after the company reached a settlement to preserve union contracts at two nuclear plants.

A U.S. bankruptcy judge stalled FirstEnergy Solutions’ reorganization plan over unresolved contract disputes at its Perry and Beaver Valley nuclear plants.