EIA: “In a highly populated area that requires significant backup power in reserve, it may be more cost-effective to upgrade the transmission system”

State briefs from around PJM's territory. Included this week are Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Company briefs on some of the companies doing business in PJM: FirstEnergy, NRG, Duke Energy, and Pepco.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission Friday cited nine PJM nuclear plants for additional scrutiny in its mid-year gradings of the nation’s nuclear fleet.

Company briefs on some of the companies doing business in PJM: FirstEnergy, PPL, NRG, Duke Energy, and EnerNOC.

State briefs from around PJM's footprint. Included this week are Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.

News briefs from around the states within the PJM footprint. States covered this week include Illinois, Ohio, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

FirstEnergy began sending layoff notices to workers at two PA coal-fired plants even as PJM notified the company it won’t complete upgrades in time for the planned shutdowns.

FirstEnergy Corp. reached a settlement in a controversial bid to shift a coal-fired generator from its unregulated subsidiary to regulated utility Monongahela Power, but a consumer group says the reduced price is still a bad deal for ratepayers.

FirstEnergy Corp. announced it will close 2 coal plants with 2,080 MW of capacity by 10-9-13 to avoid retrofitting them to meet federal environmental rules.