SPP on Thursday stiffened its response to the COVID-19 coronavirus with the strictest measures yet undertaken by an RTO or ISO.
The RTO said it is canceling all in-person stakeholder meetings through April and replacing them with virtual meetings. It is also prohibiting staff business travel and nonessential visitors from its facilities.
“Circumstances surrounding the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus continue to evolve rapidly,” the RTO said. “The continued spread of the COVID-19 virus has prompted us to take several steps to safeguard the health and safety of all SPP stakeholders and the people with whom we work.”
SPP’s actions mean the regular quarterly stakeholder meetings, originally scheduled for April at its Corporate Center in Little Rock, Ark., will now be conducted by webinar. Those meetings include:
- Markets and Operations Policy Committee, April 14-15;
- Strategic Planning Committee, April 15-16;
- Regional State Committee, April 27; and
- Board of Directors/Members Committee, April 28.
The grid operator promised to keep its stakeholders updated in the weeks ahead.
“Our incident coordination team continues to work closely with local, state and federal agencies and is meeting daily to assess whether additional safeguards are appropriate,” SPP said.
— Tom Kleckner
