SPP Board of Directors & Members Committee

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SPP Demand Forecast, DR Policies Leave No One Happy
SPP's Board of Directors approved a framework for demand response and peak demand assessments despite opposition from members and stakeholders.
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Wind Output Enabled SPP Exports to Neighbors During Storm
SPP says ample wind generation during the January winter storm enabled it to export as much as 3,500 MW to its neighbors in the Eastern Interconnection.
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SPP Board OKs Updated 2025 Transmission Plan
SPP’s Board of Directors approved an updated assessment of the RTO’s 2025 transmission plan that corrects two minor errors and will re-evaluate a third project recently designated as a competitive upgrade.
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SPP Awards 8th Competitive Project, 3rd in 2025
SPP’s Board of Directors has awarded its eighth competitive project and third in 2025 under FERC Order 1000, a 345-kV upgrade in the Texas Panhandle.
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SPP Board Approves 2025 ITP with 4 765-kV Projects
The SPP board has approved the RTO's 2025 Integrated Transmission Plan that includes four 765-kV projects.
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SPP Board Approves 765-kV Project’s Increased Cost
SPP’s Board of Directors has approved a pair of contentious measures that were put aside during its August quarterly meeting, a tariff change to integrate and operate high-impact large loads and a revised cost estimate for a 765-kV transmission project.
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SPP, Members Developing 765-kV Transmission Overlay Plan
SPP and its members are working together on a draft 765-kV transmission overlay as part of its 2025 Integrated Transmission Planning assessment that will dwarf 2024's record study.
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Hepper Replaces Cupparo as SPP Board Chair
Vice Chair Ray Hepper has been serving as the SPP Board of Directors' chair in place of John Cupparo, who is stepping away from the position's time requirements.
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SPP Board of Directors/Members Committee Briefs: Aug. 5, 2025
SPP approved its seventh competitive project under FERC Order 1000, a 19-mile, 115-kV new transmission line with an estimated cost of $45.5 million in the Texas-New Mexico area.
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SPP Board Sets Aside 765-kV Costs, Large Load Policy
SPP’s Board of Directors agreed to defer action on a 765-kV transmission project with a ballooning cost estimate and staff’s large load integration policy, both the source of much stakeholder discussion.

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