New York officials and others asked FERC to rehear an order that exempted renewable generation and self-supply resources from buyer-side mitigation rules.

New York transmission owners filed a proposed settlement with FERC establishing the cost allocation and rate of return for three transmission projects.

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NYISO gave NRG Energy a green light to shut down two coal plants in western New York, saying reliability will be maintained through transmission.

Entergy said Monday it will close the 838-MW James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant by early 2017 due to declining revenues and high operational costs.

The NY PSC for the second time rejected a New York assemblyman’s attempt to force the disclosure of bidding information from the state’s generators.

Talen Energy last week announced plans to sell the Charles P. Crane generating station, a 399-MW coal-fired plant in Baltimore, to an affiliate of Avenue Capital Group, a global alternative investment firm.

TransCanada told regulators last week that it intends to mothball three of its Ravenswood gas peakers in New York City due to the units’ age and condition.

The R.E. Ginna nuclear plant and Rochester Gas & Electric have reached an agreement to provide a financial lifeline for the plant through March 2017, 18 months earlier than originally proposed.

Market participants in New York are concerned that their proprietary information might not be adequately protected as NYISO plans to bring the RTO’s reporting system for renewable energy generation into compliance with state law.