The New York PSC and FERC will study the state’s troubled capacity market at a technical conference in Manhattan Wednesday.

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.

News briefs on companies in the PJM Interconnection this week, including Exelon, Entergy, ComEd, PSEG and DTE.

State utlity regulators criticized rules that restrict states’ ability to contract for capacity last week at MACRUC's annual education conference, and called on PJM and FERC for changes.