This week's state briefs include news on California, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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.

This week's state briefs include news on Colorado, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and other states.

SPP awarded its first competitively bid transmission project under Order 1000 -- but it may not be built because of declining load forecasts.

This week's state briefs include news on Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, and others.

This week's state briefs include news on Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey and New York.

This week's state briefs include news on Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri and New Hampshire.

This week's state briefs include news on Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico and New York.

ITC Holdings, the largest independent transmission operator in the U.S., agreed to be acquired by Canadian utility operator Fortis in a deal valued at $11.3 billion, the companies announced.

This week's state briefs include news on Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York and North Dakota.