News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in PJM's footprint. This week, we highlight the Department of Energy, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the North American Reliability Corp.

PJM officials said they have acquired sufficient new black start capacity to replace coal-fired units that will retire over the next year due to environmental rules.

PJM and state officials pledged to develop a regional plan, like RGGI, to minimize the cost of complying with the EPA's carbon rule, but lawmakers in coal-dependent Kentucky and West Virginia may be more interested in fighting the regulation than in joining in.

News briefs on the federal agencies that impact those doing business in PJM's footprint. This week, we highlight the Environmental Protection Agency, Congress, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

States could cut their costs of complying with the EPA’s carbon emission rules by more than one-quarter through 2020 by joining in a regional cap and trade program.

The EPA proposed carbon emission rules took fire last week from both Republicans and coal-state Democrats — who said it would cause economic woes — and environmentalists, who said it was an inadequate response to climate change.

FERC officials said last week that the EPA's proposed carbon emission rule appears to provide enough flexibility and time for compliance to address potential reliability concerns.

EPA's proposal to cut carbon dioxide emissions 30% from 2005 levels won’t fall evenly on all states.

Environmentalists were outraged by EPA's cooling water rule while industry groups praised the agency's flexibility.

PJM could lose as much as 7,000 MW of generation by 2018 under long-awaited cooling-water regulations approved late yesterday by the Environmental Protection Agency.