News briefs on companies doing business with RTOs. This week we include Exelon, Dominion Resources, Duke Energy, DSM and PPL.

PJM IMM Joe Bowring said the RTO should exclude generators from participating in drafting cost development guidelines that determine their compensation.

ISO-NE generators, including NEPGA, asked FERC to change the New Entry Pricing Rule and the Peak Energy Rent Adjustment ahead of February’s FCA 9.

The DOJ is investigating the interconnection process in PJM’s MAAC sub-region as part of its anti-trust review of Exelon’s $6.8 billion takeover of Pepco.

News briefs from the states within the PJM footprint. This week we include Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

In response to requests from several senators from both parties, the DoE’s Inspector General has begun an investigation into FERC’s Enforcement office.

FERC yesterday approved the $6.8 billion merger of Exelon and Pepco Holdings Inc., dismissing concerns from PJM stakeholders.

Exelon is selling its ownership interest in the Keystone and Conemaugh power plants in Pennsylvania.

The summer wasn’t hot enough, at least for most of the PJM utilities reporting third-quarter earnings so far. Companies lamented the lack of 90-degree days.

Exelon is joining with two other companies to build an emission-free natural gas-fired power plant using a new technology called the Allam Cycle.