PJM and stakeholders laid out their initial thoughts on the structure of the in-development reliability backstop procurement as the RTO looks to meet a September target set out by the White House and all 13 member states’ governors.

FERC and the organized power markets it oversees are facing huge challenges in trying to meet rising demand reliably and affordably.

MISO’s proposal to use a temporary “fast lane” in its interconnection queue to speed up necessary resource additions would give utility-owned generation preferential treatment, according to protesters’ comments filed with FERC.

Constellation and Calpine proposed selling off several PJM power plants in their merger application with FERC to quell any concerns with market power in some submarkets.

Six IPPs and electric retailers announced a new organization to promote renewable energy and lobby states for greater customer choice.

Independent power producers warned that policymakers are risking reliability by attempting to transition too quickly from gas and coal to renewables.