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The Colorado PUC voted to approve Public Service Company of Colorado's plans to join SPP’s Markets+, with commissioners split on whether the move is a step toward or away from full RTO participation.
Colorado PUC
Members of the Colorado PUC expressed differing opinions on whether PSCo joining Markets+ would be in the public interest.
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A new task force will examine how the WPP’s WRAP can continue to operate efficiently under the new multimarket environment emerging in the West.
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The author behind the bill that would allow CAISO to relinquish market governance to an independent RO has delayed a hearing after several organizations withdrew support for the proposed legislation.
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A group of environmental organizations sued the Bonneville Power Administration in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals over the agency’s decision to join SPP’s Markets+ instead of CAISO’s Extended Day-Ahead Market.
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Although one of the aims of day-ahead markets in the West is to fix a fragmented transmission landscape, some islanded entities will have a tough time navigating seams issues likely to arise as markets take shape, analysts at Aurora Energy Research said during a webinar.
SPP
SPP secured $150 million in financing and entered the second phase of development for its day-ahead market Markets+, the grid operator announced.
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Tri-State asked the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to find it would be in the public interest for the power supplier to join SPP, saying integrating with the RTO would bring significant benefits.
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Outgoing FERC Chair Mark Christie and former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter both emphasized that the West controls the future of the Western interconnection, not Washington.
SPP
The panel of SPP board members overseeing the development of Markets+ has approved the governance transition plan for the construction phase of the day-ahead market.
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