This week's state briefs include news on Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin, as well as D.C.

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has commissioned a study to assess New England’s natural gas supplies and other energy needs.

This week's state briefs include news on Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia and Wisconsin.

Iberdrola dropped its bid to acquire UIL Holdings but promised to file a new application that would address Connecticut regulators' objections.

Connecticut regulators said they will reject Iberdrola SA’s acquisition of UIL Holdings without much stronger ratepayer protections and assurances over local control.

This week's state briefs include news on Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin.

Kinder Morgan has scaled back a natural gas pipeline proposed for New England, but the changes will have little effect on the overall project.

This week's state briefs include news on Connecticut, Delaware, D.C., Maine, Maryland, Ohio, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas and Wisconsin.

About 50 people attended a FERC scoping meeting on the Atlantic Bridge Project, which would expand the Algonquin pipeline.

Allco Renewable Energy Group has challenged a three-state effort to bring more renewable energy to New England.