Cooler summer weather took a toll on the third-quarter profits of electric utilities in PJM's footprint.

News briefs on companies in the PJM Interconnection this week, including DTE, Pepco, Delmarva Power, Xcel Energy, Invenergy and We Energies.

Exelon is selling its ownership interest in the Keystone and Conemaugh power plants in Pennsylvania.

The summer wasn’t hot enough, at least for most of the PJM utilities reporting third-quarter earnings so far. Companies lamented the lack of 90-degree days.

News briefs on companies in the PJM Interconnection this week, including PSEG, Duke, FirstEnergy, AEP, Ameren, Constellation and General Motors.

Chastened by January’s price spikes, New York electric utilities are hedging 70% of their natural gas purchases this winter, up from 55% last year.

The New York Public Service Commission Thursday reiterated its approval of NRG Energy’s request to convert the Dunkirk coal-fired generator to natural gas.

Wisconsin utilities are joining those in sunnier climes in treating distributed solar as an existential threat.

Wisconsin Energy’s proposed $9.1 billion acquisition of Integrys Energy Group has generated some notable opposition — including Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder.

News briefs on companies in the PJM Interconnection this week, including Dynegy, FirstEnergy, Dominion, Southern Co. and Xcel Energy.