Scott Disavino

FERC approves Ameren’s sale of Illinois coal plants to Dynegy

August 24, 2021 at 9:21 p.m.

(Reuters) - U.S. federal energy regulators approved power company Ameren Corp's plan to sell five coal-fired power plants in Illinois to power generator Dynegy Inc, the companies said on Monday....

U.S. court overrules Maryland order subsidizing new power plants

August 24, 2021 at 8:56 p.m.

(Reuters) - A U.S. District Court judge in Maryland sided with Pennsylvania power company PPL Corp and others and invalidated Maryland's attempt to subsidize development of new natural gas-fired generation...

FERC seeks $29 million from BP over natural gas trading

August 24, 2021 at 6:54 p.m.

(Reuters) - U.S. federal energy regulators on Monday ordered BP Plc to respond to allegations of natural gas market manipulation in Texas, threatening the energy company with fines near $29...

JPMorgan to pay $410 million to settle power market case

August 24, 2021 at 6:50 p.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co agreed on Tuesday to pay $410 million to settle allegations of power market manipulation in California and the Midwest, the latest in...

U.S. Northeast has enough power for second day of heat wave

August 24, 2021 at 6:18 p.m.

(Reuters) - Power companies and regional grid operators in the U.S. Northeast said they have enough electricity to keep air conditioners humming on the second day of a brutal heat...

Conservation, cooler temps help California power grid

August 24, 2021 at 5:43 p.m.

(Reuters) - A second day of conservation efforts and slightly lower temperatures helped the California power grid avoid potential problems on Tuesday as a widespread heat wave across the West...

Deepwater expects to win U.S. offshore wind lease: CEO

August 24, 2021 at 4:54 p.m.

(Reuters) - Privately held Deepwater Wind expects to win a federal lease to build a wind farm of up to 1,000 megawatts (MW) in federal waters south of Rhode Island...

Nuclear plant shutdown to increase California’s reliance on natural gas

August 24, 2021 at 4:29 p.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - California's growing reliance on natural gas to fuel its power plants will increase and power prices will remain elevated following Southern California Edison's decision to retire...

Power regulator’s JPMorgan case could be on summer simmer

August 24, 2021 at 4:08 p.m.

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Even before the chief U.S. power market regulator announced his resignation this week, the agency pursuing a contested probe against JPMorgan Chase & Co for alleged...

U.S. may charge JPMorgan for power market manipulation: analysts

August 24, 2021 at 2:04 p.m.

(Reuters) - The regulator of U.S. power markets appears likely to pursue manipulation charges against JPMorgan Chase & Co , analysts said, after a New York Times report on the...

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