NC WARN asked FERC to force Duke and other utilities in the Southeast to form a RTO to share power reserves, rather than keep building new plants and boosting prices to pay for them.

FERC last week approved Duke Energy Progress’ $1.2 billion purchase of 700 MW of generation from the North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency.

News briefs from the states within the footprint of RTOs. This week we include Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

News briefs from the states within the PJM footprint. This week we include Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

News briefs from the states within the PJM footprint. This week we include Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.

Duke Energy has filed a plan with North Carolina environmental agencies to remove millions of tons of coal ash from four of its sites in the state, the beginning of a massive coal ash remediation effort the company estimates will cost $3.4 billion.

News briefs from the states within the PJM footprint. This week we include Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

PJM should revise its JOA with Duke Energy Progress to reflect the merger between Duke and Progress, according to the Market Monitor.

News briefs from the states within the PJM footprint. This week we include Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

News briefs from the states within the PJM footprint. This week we include Delaware, D.C., Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio and Pennsylvania.