Two panels at the Energy Bar Association’s Mid-Year Energy Forum offered views of the future: one for coal, and one for intermittent sources.

Environmental and consumer activists accused Ameren Illinois of attempting to bypass energy efficiency targets set by the state.

Following FERC’s technical conference on tensions between wholesale electric markets and policy initiatives, the commission invited comments on five paths.

The DC Circuit Court of Appeals denied eight challenges to PJM’s Capacity Performance rules, potentially cementing changes to the RTO's capacity market.

Environmental groups asked the D.C. Circuit Court to review FERC rulings on the PJM Capacity Performance model, saying model limits renewables and DR.

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, chaired by Jim Inhofe, heard criticism and praise of the EPA's Clean Power Plan from state officials.

New York regulators have doubled the cap on the amount of solar energy the state’s utilities are required to purchase under its net metering program.

Janet McCabe said last week that the EPA had met with more than 300 groups since releasing its proposed Clean Power Plan in June.

Wisconsin utilities are joining those in sunnier climes in treating distributed solar as an existential threat.

PJM electric consumers are spending $433 million a year in excess capacity because the RTO’s load forecasts fail to fully capture energy efficiency, according to a report by The Brattle Group.