This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on the Supreme Court, the Fish & Wildlife Service, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the EPA.

PJM on Friday responded to FERC's questions about its Capacity Performance proposal and requested acceptance of the plan in time for next month's Base Residual Auction.

Exelon CEO Christopher Crane provided insight into the struggles of the firm’s nuclear power plants during two days of testimony before the D.C. PSC on the acquisition of Pepco.

This week's state briefs include news on Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

This week's company briefs include news on Duke Energy, NextEra Energy, Enbridge Energy, Dominion Resources and NuScale Power.

This week's FERC and federal briefs include news on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Department of the Interior and the Department of Energy.

A coalition representing low-income households in New York has asked for a clarification and rehearing of last month’s Reforming the Energy Vision order to allow greater participation in the program by less affluent residents.

PJM members were asked last week to consider allowing generators to revise their offers hourly in the energy market to reflect changes in gas prices.

A labor council representing New York utility workers is worried that the state’s path-breaking initiatives in the smart grid, distributed energy resources and energy storage are taking attention away from overdue needs for transmission upgrades in the state.

Natural gas demand and production both set records in 2014, while gas trading declined for the fourth straight year, FERC reported last week.