This week's state briefs include news on Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia and Wisconsin.

State regulators, consumer advocates, generators and the Independent Market Monitor asked FERC to modify its June 9 order largely approving PJM’s Capacity Performance plan.

MISO and its Market Monitor have joined Dynegy in denying allegations of improper conduct in the RTO’s Planning Resource Auction last April, which resulted in a nine-fold price increase in Zone 4.

This week's state briefs include news on Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Dynegy CEO Robert Flexon defended his company’s bidding strategy in MISO’s April capacity auction and said the controversy over the results signals the need for a regulatory change in Illinois.

This week's state briefs include news on Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

A consumer group has asked the FERC to launch an emergency investigation as to whether Dynegy illegally manipulated MISO’s Planning Resource Auction last April, resulting in a nine-fold price increase in Zone 4.

This week's state briefs include news on Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

Exelon said first-quarter profit exceeded expectations, in part due to strong performances by PECO, Baltimore Gas and Electric and Constellation Energy.

MISO told Illinois officials that the nine-fold price increase the state experienced in this month’s capacity auction was the result of market dynamics.