Virginia State Corporation Commission staff wants Dominion Virginia Power to conduct a risk analysis comparing reliance on natural gas-fired generation and constructing a third unit at its North Anna nuclear plant.

Generation owners last week helped kill a joint proposal from PJM and the IMM to reduce payments to frequently mitigated units (FMUs).

Our summary of issues discussed and voted on at the PJM MRC and MC on Thursday, 6/26/14 with no surprises or lengthy debate.

The California ISO’s expansion of its energy imbalance market to six other states have some asking the question: Is this the beginning of an RTO West?

It’s too early to say whether PPL shareholders be better off now that the company has decided to spin off its generation unit. But there’s no doubt the deal with Riverstone Holdings will shuffle the generator rankings.

PJM members endorsed the removal of a requirement that interchange transactions last at least 45 minutes to comply with a FERC mandate.

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

PJM won approval of its short-term plan for capturing reserve costs in energy prices after agreeing to a sunset provision that won over load representatives.

Stakeholders approved a revised Zonal Base Load definition to ensure that zones don’t lose Auction Revenue Rights due to extreme weather.

Members last week agreed to create a senior task force to fix the underfunding of Financial Transmission Rights (FTRs) following a debate over the role of Auction Revenue Rights.