Regulators Add Nod to Utility Merger

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Regulators Add Nod to Utility Merger  By Randy Leonard Another regulatory board signed off on the planned merger between power giant Excelon and energy distributor Pepco Holdings. Wednesday's vote by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Commissioners follows approvals in the fall by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Virginia State Corporation Commission. Full story FYI: DOE Welcomes New Renewable Power Transmission  By Randy Leonard United States Deputy Secretary of Energy Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall will head to a substation 80 miles outside of Phoenix Thursday to celebrate a new 109-mile transmission project which, according to the department, "advances America's energy infrastructure by eliminating system constraints and providing increased capacity access to affordable energy." Full story FYI: Nuclear Storage Plan May Need Hill OK