SPP

The Southwest Power Pool is a regional transmission organization that coordinates the reliability of the transmission system and balances electric supply and demand in all or parts of Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming.
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SPP Moves to Head off KCPL Measure on Tx Cost Shifts
Kansas City Power & Light’s proposal for addressing SPP transmission cost shifts led to a free-wheeling discussion on transmission pricing and the unintended consequences of proposed Tariff changes at the Strategic Planning Committee meeting Thursday.
SPP Panel OKs Changes to Competitive Transmission Process
The SPP Strategic Planning Committee endorsed the Competitive Transmission Process Task Force’s recommendations for improving the competitive solicitation process for transmission projects under FERC Order 1000.
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SPP Strategic Planning Committee Briefs
The SPP Strategic Planning Committee discussed behind-the-meter generation and the Lubbock migration to ERCOT.
SPP MOPC Rejects Change to Transmission Billing Dispute Procedures
The SPP Markets and Operations Policy Committee (MOPC) rejected a rule change that would have allowed transmission owners to collect interest in billing disputes, even if they lose.
SPP Briefs
The Southwest Power Pool Exit Study Task Force, formed to provide technical support and advice regarding the Lubbock Power & Light move to ERCOT, conducted its first meeting last week.
FERC: SPP Treating P2P Customers Unfairly on Congestion Rights
FERC rejected proposed SPP Tariff revisions, saying they would unfairly favor network transmission customers over point-to-point customers in how the RTO awards congestion rights.
SPP Briefs
A task force developing cost allocation rules for Southwest Power Pool (SPP) seams projects identified outside the FERC Order 1000 interregional process agreed to take another crack at crafting language more agreeable to stakeholders and staff.
SPP Seeks Feedback on Transmission Studies at Engineering Summit
SPP’s engineering staff updated members on the RTO’s current regional and interregional transmission studies during an engineering summit.
Board Approves Z2 Timeline Extension, Creates Task Force for Further Study
The SPP Board of Directors agreed to give transmission customers an extra 50 months to pay their Z2 bills while also creating a new task force to address complaints of members.
SPP Board of Directors and Members Committee Briefs
Less than a year after enjoying a 2-cent reduction in SPP’s administrative fee, the RTO’s members are now facing the prospect of a 4-cent hike for 2017.

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