Dynegy announced Friday it will nearly double its capacity with the purchase of about 12,400 MW of generation from Duke Energy and private equity firm Energy Capital Partners.

PJM member companies FirstEnergy, Duke Energy, NRG Energy, Dynegy and AES all announced second-quarter earnings last week.

News briefs from the states within the PJM footprint. This week we include Delaware, D.C., Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

The NCEMPA is selling its stake in four Duke Energy Progress power plants to Duke in a deal valued at $1.2 billion, the organizations announced last week.

News briefs on companies in the PJM Interconnection this week, including Duke, Exelon, NRG and Dominion.

News briefs on companies in PJM Interconnection, this week including Duke, Exelon, Pepco, NextEra and Energy Counsel LLP.

Transcripts filed in Duke Energy's "stranded gas" complaint offer a behind-the-scenes look at PJM operations under extreme stress.

News briefs on companies in PJM Interconnection. This week featuring Duke Energy, AEP, Exelon and PPL.

PJM told FERC last week it should allow a Duke Energy peaking plant to recover $9.8 million it spent on expensive natural gas it was unable to burn in January.

News briefs on companies in PJM Interconnection. This week, we feature Duke, PSEG, PPL, FirstEnergy, Panda Power and Entergy.