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ALLETE Buying Minn. Wind Farms from EDF for $10M

Minnesota’s ALLETE Clean Energy will increase its MISO wind portfolio by one-third with a $10 million acquisition from EDF Renewable Energy.

MISO, Generators Oppose Duke Must-Offer Waiver Bid
MISO and three power suppliers have asked FERC to deny Duke’s request for a waiver from MISO’s must-offer requirement.
Coal-to-Gas Conversions, New Capacity Zone Ease NYISO Reliability Concerns
NYISO said that its new capacity zone has convinced generation owners to reopen several shuttered power plants, delaying potential reliability concerns.
EPA Coal Ash Rule Pleases Utilities; Enviros Upset

The EPA last week issued the first-ever federal regulations on the handling and storage of coal ash, pleasing utilities and disappointing environmentalists by declining to classify the material as hazardous waste.

Company Briefs
News briefs on companies doing business with RTOs. This week we include Duke, Dominion, FirstEnergy, NRG, Exelon, PPL and Calpine.
FERC Gives Conditional OK to Talen Energy
FERC said PPL’s plan to combine its generation with Riverstone Holdings to form Talen Energy could get its OK if it beefed up its market mitigation.
Generators: EPA Clean Power Plan Interim Goals Unrealistic
Utilities and independent power producers said the EPA should delay or eliminate the interim goals in its proposed Clean Power Plan.
Company Briefs
News briefs on companies in the PJM Interconnection this week, including DTE, NRG, NTE, FirstEnergy, Dominion, TVA and PPL.
Cool Summer Means Weak Profits for Most Companies
Cooler summer weather took a toll on the third-quarter profits of electric utilities in PJM's footprint.
FERC Rejects Consumers Energy Bid for MISO Must-Offer Waiver

FERC denied Consumers Energy’s request for a waiver from MISO’s must-offer requirement, three weeks after approving a similar request by IPL.


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