D.C.’s consumer advocate asked the PSC last week for more time to respond to Exelon’s sweetened offer in its proposed $6.8 billion acquisition of Pepco.

Exelon’s year-long lobbying campaign has won bipartisan backing for a bill that would charge Illinois electricity users a fee to ensure continued operation of three nuclear generators that the company says are unprofitable.

News briefs on companies doing business with RTOs. This week we include Duke, Dominion, Ameren and Exelon.

News briefs on companies doing business with RTOs. This week we include Ameren, NextEra, Xcel, Calpine, Exelon, PPL, NRG, PSEG, Dynegy and AEP.

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 reported fourth-quarter earnings Friday of $18 million ($0.02/share), compared with $495 million ($0.58/share) in 2013.

News briefs on companies doing business with RTOs. This week we include Duke, Entergy, PPL, Ameren, FirstEnergy, Dominion, TVA and PSE&G.

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.

New generators from Exelon, LS Power and Competitive Power Ventures were the apparent winners in ISO-NE's capacity auction, while NRG Energy and Public Service Enterprise Group walked away empty handed.