FirstEnergy and AEP's CEOs told analysts and investors at the EEI Financial Conference that they expect the PUCO to rule on their requests for above-market power purchase agreements with their generators late this year or early in 2016.

Duke Energy was able to offset a slump in its international business thanks to increased revenue from its U.S. regulated operations and the early closing of certain strategic initiatives.

This week's company briefs include news on AEP, DTE Energy, Xcel Energy, TXU Energy, Duke Energy and Talen Energy.

FERC denied requests by Texas and Louisiana regulators for rehearing of its December 2013 order approving the Entergy operating companies’ incorporation into MISO.

Critics of Exelon’s proposed acquisition of Pepco Wednesday questioned the timing of a $25 million naming rights deal that D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser finalized days before dropping her opposition to the merger.

New York transmission owners filed a proposed settlement with FERC establishing the cost allocation and rate of return for three transmission projects.

The Energy Department recommended approval of a presidential permit for the New England Clean Power Link, which would transmit 1,000 MW of Canadian hydropower into New England.

Spectra Energy’s Algonquin Gas Transmission asked FERC to grant permission for the pre-filing review on the proposed Access Northeast project by Nov. 13.

The expanded company now serves 4.4 million customers in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota.

NiSource reported third-quarter income of $14.8 million, a reversal from its 2014 third-quarter loss of $17.2 million.