Commenters disagreed over FERC’s proposed transmission planning rules, sparring over its 20-year planning horizon and reinstatement of the federal ROFR.

The Texas PUC selected consulting firm E3 to help it review and analyze new designs for ERCOT’s wholesale market structure.

FERC and NERC continue to gather information from utilities, generators and grid operators on maintaining electric reliability during severe cold weather.

Competitive generators and others discussed market changes at the Electric Power Supply Association Competitive Power Summit at the National Press Club.

Six IPPs and electric retailers announced a new organization to promote renewable energy and lobby states for greater customer choice.

The New York DEC denied air permits for NRG's Astoria and Danskammer Energy's gas-fired generator projects, saying they would not comply with the CLCPA.

A new white paper proposes creating an LSE Reliability Obligation in ERCOT that would assign Texas utilities a certain amount of capacity to maintain.

New Yorkers filed 66 separate comments opposing NRG Energy’s proposal to repower its 502-MW Astoria natural gas generating facility in Queens.

Investor-owned utilities and energy service companies in New York made recommendations on community choice aggregation rules.

In notices for draft permits of two proposed natural gas generating station upgrades, NY regulators said there are potential substantial associated emissions.