The Illinois legislature adjourned Tuesday without acting on a bill that Exelon (NYSE:EXC) says it needs to save the Clinton and Quad Cities nuclear plants.

Great Plains Energy (NYSE:GXP), the parent of Kansas City Power and Light (KCP&L), is buying Westar Energy (NYSE:WR) for $8.6 billion.

The MISO Advisory Committee retired the Stakeholder Governance Working Group after the group concluded modifications on the governance guide.

MISO presented a plan to address FERC’s order (a response to a NIPSCO complaint) in an ongoing dispute over its seam with PJM.

Xcel Energy (NYSE:XEL) has upped the ante in the Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L) bid to disconnect from SPP and join ERCOT in 2019.

Dynegy (NYSE:DYN) announced legislation that would move Central and Southern Illinois from MISO into PJM.

New generation and a rebound in hydroelectric capacity means healthy operating reserve margins for California this summer.

A short but expensive transmission line in Frisco, Texas, finally received state regulatory approval.

This week's company briefs include news on AEP, Xcel, Enel, RES, Duke, DTE, Energy Transfer Partners, and Puget Sound Energy.

MISO will partner with the U.S. Department of Energy's ARPA-E for the RTO’s inaugural Market Symposium Aug. 18-19 in Indianapolis.