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.

PSEG CEO Ralph Izzo asked New Jersey legislators to approve subsidies for the company’s three in-state nuclear power plants.