Parties filing comments with FERC on expanding interregional transfer capability mostly supported the concept, though opinions were split on how to get there.

FERC rejected a complaint by three SPP members seeking to overturn the RTO’s decision last year to increase its planning reserve margin from 12% to 15%.

AEP says it plans to sell its AEP Energy competitive retail business in PJM as it continues to simplify and de-risk its operations.

FERC approved revised rate schedules for two American Electric Power affiliates in Ohio to remove their RTO participation adders.

AEP and Liberty Utilities have shelved their plans to exchange Kentucky Power for $2.6 billion, ending two years of attempts to gain approval.

Kentucky officials have asked FERC to shut down AEP’s proposed $2.6 billion sale of its Kentucky operations to Liberty Utilities.

Senators discussed new bills that would give FERC authority over gas pipeline cybersecurity and change how DOE handles cyber threats.

Texas politicians are making a last-ditch push to save a 37-year-old coal plant in East Texas that they say has another 22 years of useful life.

AEP reiterated its strategy to de-risk the company and prioritize investments during the company’s quarterly earnings call with financial analysts.

American Electric Power and Liberty Utilities have filed a fresh application with FERC seeking approval of the sale of AEP’s Kentucky operations to Liberty.