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 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.

News briefs from the states within the footprint of RTOs. This week we include Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin, as well as the Canadian province of Manitoba.

In a bid to win D.C.’s approval of its takeover of Pepco, Exelon last week more than doubled the amount of customer credits it is offering.

Exelon’s $6.8 billion bid to acquire Pepco took two steps forward when it gained approvals from both the New Jersey BPU and the staff of the Delaware PSC.

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved the Exelon takeover of Pepco Holdings Inc. in a settlement that will give Atlantic City Electric customers $62 million in rate credits.