NYISO said that its new capacity zone has convinced generation owners to reopen several shuttered power plants, delaying potential reliability concerns.

News briefs on companies doing business with RTOs. This week we include Duke, Dominion, FirstEnergy, NRG, Exelon, PPL and Calpine.

FERC said PPL’s plan to combine its generation with Riverstone Holdings to form Talen Energy could get its OK if it beefed up its market mitigation.

Utilities and independent power producers said the EPA should delay or eliminate the interim goals in its proposed Clean Power Plan.

News briefs on companies in the PJM Interconnection this week, including DTE, NRG, NTE, FirstEnergy, Dominion, TVA and PPL.

News briefs on companies in the PJM Interconnection this week, including AEP, NRG, Sunoco Pipeline, SMECO and Fishermen's Energy.

Cooler summer weather took a toll on the third-quarter profits of electric utilities in PJM's footprint.

The New York Public Service Commission Thursday reiterated its approval of NRG Energy’s request to convert the Dunkirk coal-fired generator to natural gas.

News briefs on companies in the PJM Interconnection this week, including PSEG, FirstEnergy, AEP, Dominion, TVA, PPL, ComEd and NRG.

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