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#Chicago #ComEd customers to be charged more for #electricity in coming years #EXC

Chicago ComEd customers to be charged more for electricity in coming years Chicagoans will see a portion of their electricity bills rise in coming years because of new electric grid rules tied to the polar vortex, according to power auction results that were made public Friday. The auction will increase part of the average ComEd … Continue reading #Chicago #ComEd customers to be charged more for #electricity in coming years #EXC

NRC says #North_Anna nuclear plant passes muster

NRC says North Anna nuclear plant passes muster RICHMOND — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has set aside multiple concerns raised by an anti-nuclear power group about operations at Dominion Energy’s North Anna nuclear generating facility. In a petition filed four years ago after the meltdown of the Fukushima Dalichi facility in Japan and the 5.8-magnitude … Continue reading NRC says #North_Anna nuclear plant passes muster

THE PJM TRADEOFF: HIGHER POWER PRICES FOR GREATER GRID RELIABILITY

THE PJM TRADEOFF: HIGHER POWER PRICES FOR GREATER GRID RELIABILITY Consumers and businesses will pay more in the future for the electricity they need, but the regional power grid should be more reliable — especially at times of peak demand or during extreme weather. That is the takeaway from a meeting with power plant operators, … Continue reading THE PJM TRADEOFF: HIGHER POWER PRICES FOR GREATER GRID RELIABILITY

Exelon Corp. (#EXC) Announces Clearance of PJM Nuclear Plants

Exelon Corp. (EXC) Announces Clearance of PJM Nuclear Plants Exelon Corp. (NYSE: EXC) announced that all of the Illinois nuclear plants in PJM cleared in the transition capacity auction for the 2016-17 planning year. The auction results take effect in June 2016. This is the first of two transitional auctions that PJM is holding to … Continue reading Exelon Corp. (#EXC) Announces Clearance of PJM Nuclear Plants

This #Ohio utility has an innovative plan to save coal power: force customers to buy it #FE

This Ohio utility has an innovative plan to save coal power: force customers to buy it A power utility in Ohio is attempting to shaft its own customers in a manner so shameless as to defy description. Yet describe it we must, for it represents everything backwards and perverse in the electricity sector and reveals … Continue reading This #Ohio utility has an innovative plan to save coal power: force customers to buy it #FE

#Pepco, #Exelon to appeal D.C. merger rejection

Pepco, Exelon to appeal D.C. merger rejection Pepco and Exelon will press an appeal to the D.C. Public Service Commission to reconsider their proposed $6.4 billion merger following last week’s rejection by the three-member regulatory panel. “We remain convinced the decision fails to recognize the substantial immediate and long-term benefits of our merger proposal to … Continue reading #Pepco, #Exelon to appeal D.C. merger rejection

Exelon nuclear plants clear latest auction

Exelon nuclear plants clear latest auction Exelon Corp. announced Tuesday that all of its Illinois nuclear plants in PJM’s territory, including the Quad-Cities Generating Station, cleared in the power grid operator’s transition capacity auction. The news means the plants, including the economically troubled Cordova plant, can sell supplemental power to the grid in the 2016-2017 … Continue reading Exelon nuclear plants clear latest auction