This week's state briefs include news on Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.

PJM and utility officials said yesterday they are still investigating what caused the failure of a 230-kV transmission line that briefly cut power to the White House and much of the D.C. area Tuesday afternoon.

This week's state briefs include news on Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Exelon CEO Christopher Crane testified on the company's proposed takeover of Pepco to the D.C. PSC, while the company still faces opposition in Maryland.

This week's state briefs include news on Arkansas, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, North Carolina, North Dakota and Texas.

This week's state briefs cover Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota and Ohio.

About 10 protesters were led or carried out of the FERC open meeting today after defying the commission’s “no interruptions” rule with chants of “Stop construction at Cove Point!”

Two key Maryland counties have agreed to support the controversial takeover of Pepco by Exelon in return for promises of bill credits, reliability improvements and other concessions.

Maryland's Attorney General called on state regulators to reject Exelon’s acquisition of Pepco Holdings Inc., while the companies more than doubled their offer of ratepayer incentives.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan nominated Montgomery County Republican leader Michael L. Higgs Jr., an attorney specializing in telecommunications.