Nuclear Energy Institute CEO Maria Korsnick expressed support for FirstEnergy’s request that the Department of Energy declare an emergency in PJM.

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in an appeal of a judge’s decision to dismiss a suit against New York’s ZEC program.

The New York Public Service Commission (NYPSC) ordered the state’s utilities to open participation in their “value stack” programs to DER projects up to 5 MW.

Exelon executives expressed confidence during a fourth-quarter earnings call that other states will adopt zero-emission credit (ZEC) programs this year.

NextEra Energy accused the Nuclear Energy Institute of “extortion,” saying it was spitefully denying the company access to a database used to screen workers.

The Albany County Supreme Court rejected New York’s motions to dismiss outright a lawsuit challenging the state’s Clean Energy Standard.

Defenders of the Illinois nuclear subsidy program faced harsh questioning from a judge skeptical that it avoids federal pre-emption concerns.

New York policymakers were very busy in 2017, working on carbon pricing in wholesale markets and facing down legal challenges to its nuclear subsidies.

PJM’s long-awaited capacity construct redesign will have to wait at least another month for endorsement by the Markets and Reliability Committee.

PJM’s Independent Market Monitor faced a barrage of questions at the final stakeholder evaluation of its MOPR-Ex capacity market proposal.