July 11, 2016
Staff of the New York PSC have issued a revised proposal for a zero emission credit (ZEC) program, designed to provide out-of-market subsidies to nuclear power plants, which would require ESCOs and other LSEs to purchase ZECs.
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June 15, 2016
Exelon said in a filing with the New York PSC yesterday that it will close the Nine Mile Unit 1 and Ginna nuclear plants if the PSC does not provide certainty approving a nuclear carve-out under the "clean energy standard" (CES) by September 2016
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February 10, 2016
The New York PSC has released an agenda for its first workshop on a proposed Clean Energy Standard and nuclear standard proposed to be imposed on load serving entities such as ESCOs
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January 22, 2016
The New York PSC formally acted yesterday to commence consideration of a new Clean Energy Standard, which is to achieve the governor's goal that 50% of the state's electricity be sourced from "non-emitting" resources (which is defined to include nuclear).
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November 23, 2015
Oncor has filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas to update Rider NDC - Nuclear Decommissioning Charges, which will result in either an increase or decrease in the charge applied to retail electric providers, depending on the service class.
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September 10, 2015
Exelon Corporation announced that all of its nuclear plants in the PJM market cleared in the transition capacity auction for the 2017-18 planning year and that the company will defer any decisions about the future operations of its Quad Cities and Byron nuclear plants for one year.
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September 1, 2015
Exelon Corporation announced that all of its Illinois nuclear plants in PJM cleared in the transitional capacity auction for the 2016-17 planning year, which included a capacity performance product
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August 24, 2015
Exelon Corporation today announced that the Oyster Creek, Quad Cities and Three Mile Island nuclear power plants did not clear in the PJM capacity auction for the 2018-19 planning year
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April 15, 2015
FERC rejected the as-filed version of an RMR contract for Exelon's Ginna nuclear reactor, but set the matter for hearing to determine whether the contract is appropriate when certain provisions are eliminated.
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August 5, 2014
As part of their electric security plan for the period beginning June 1, 2016, the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities have proposed implementing 15-year ratepayer backed contracts to support two power plants owned by FirstEnergy Solutions (as well as its share in a jointly owned plant) under an "Economic…
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May 28, 2014
Exelon said in an 8-K yesterday that three Exelon Generation Company, LLC nuclear units located in PJM -- Byron and Quad Cities in Illinois and Oyster Creek in New Jersey -- did not clear the 2017/18 PJM Base Residual Auction.
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February 7, 2014
"It is clear that Exelon and other competitive generators are not fairly compensated for their reliable generation," in PJM, Exelon CEO Christopher Crane said during an earnings call yesterday.
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August 27, 2013
Entergy Corporation announced this morning that it plans to close and decommission its Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station in Vernon, Vt.
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July 30, 2013
Electricité de France, S.A. (EDF) has moved to exit its investment in Constellation Energy Nuclear Group LLC (CENG), its joint venture with Exelon.
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June 12, 2013
Exelon Corporation has decided, based on market conditions, to cancel the previously deferred extended power uprate projects at the LaSalle and Limerick nuclear stations, it said in an 8-K.
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April 19, 2013
NY Acts on Energy Highway Items, Meant to Reduce Congestion
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February 25, 2013
Retail suppliers have raised concerns with the proposed method of cost recovery for any generation procured to replace the loss of the Indian Point capacity, if the New York nuclear plant is retired.
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December 3, 2012
The previously reported Reliability Contingency Plan ordered by the New York PSC to be developed by Consolidated Edison and other parties shall include the form of Request for Proposals (RFPs) that would be issued to procure needed resources to address system reliability needs by the summer of 2016…
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November 28, 2012
The New York State Public Service Commission took action on three items highlighted in Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's Energy Highway Blueprint issued by the Energy Highway Task Force in October.
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September 19, 2012
Verde Energy USA has begun listing residential electric offers on the PUCO Apples to Apples chart for customers at AEP Ohio and the FirstEnergy utilities.
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January 17, 2012
EDF Withdraws Opposition to Merger Under Agreement with Constellation-Exelon
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April 29, 2011
Dominion Retail reported operating earnings before interest and taxes of $66 million for the first quarter of 2011, up from $38 million a year ago.
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April 20, 2011
Citing the "diminished prospects for the South Texas Project nuclear development project as a result of the ongoing nuclear incident in Japan," NRG Energy, Inc. said yesterday that it will not invest additional capital in the STP development effort.
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October 27, 2010
EDF S.A. and Constellation Energy announced that the companies have reached a comprehensive agreement that restructures the companies' partnership, eliminates the outstanding put option, and establishes the full ownership of UniStar Nuclear Energy by EDF. The comprehensive agreement was approved by…
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October 18, 2010
Constellation Energy has offered to sell its 50% stake in UniStar to EDF for $1, but refused to link the sale to Constellation waiving its ability to exercise a put option which would require EDF to purchase a dozen Constellation plants for $2 billion.
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