Transmission Operations
FERC conditionally approved SPP’s tariff revision to implement a system support resource program to ensure the transmission system’s reliability when a generating resource seeks to retire.
NERC CEO Jim Robb said in congressional testimony that while the bulk power system made it through the late January winter storm reliably, the weather highlighted how at risk it is.
The Texas Public Utility Commission filed a proposed rule change that would establish interconnection standards for large load customers and support business development while maintaining system reliability.
The Virginia General Assembly wrapped up its session and Democrats used the power they won in November's elections to push through bills favoring clean energy as the state faces significant load growth from data centers.
The Bonneville Power Administration’s planned departure from the Western Energy Imbalance Market has prompted questions about how the agency will handle the yearlong period before it joins SPP’s Markets+.
CAISO’s Western Energy Imbalance Market saw an increase in battery storage capacity and coal use in 2025 compared with 2024, although the total load across the market did not increase over the year.
IESO’s plan to require synchrophasor data from storage resources is prompting cost concerns.
Columnist Dej Knuckey says there’s no doubt AI can be exponentially faster, smarter, and more innovative and efficient than the current workforce, but can it be reliable?
MISO and SPP credited interregional collaboration with helping them win FERC's approval of their expedited study processes.
FERC declined to suggest any minimum interregional transfer capability requirements in a report to Congress.
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