October 14, 2024

Southwest Power Pool (SPP)

MISO-SPP Coordinated Study Yields 1 Possible Project – For Now
Preliminary results of the MISO and SPP '16 coordinated system study are in, and the RTOs say one project has potential, but it fails MISO’s cost threshold.
SPP Briefs
The odds of SPP and MISO conducting a second joint study dropped as the RTOs’ reviews are not lining up. Plus the Z2 Task Force is narrowing alternatives.
SPS, SPP Ask Texas to Rule on Transmission Competition
SPS and SPP have asked the PUC of Texas (PUCT) to rule on whether Texas law includes a right of first refusal that overrides FERC Order 1000.
OGE Doesn’t Let Earnings Shortfall Mar ‘Good Year’
OGE reported net income of $57.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, compared to $29.4 million the year prior.
SPP Eyes 75% Wind Penetration Levels
After SPP set the wind penetration record for North American RTOs, recent studies found that it has the potential to serve 75% of its load with wind.
SPP First RTO to 50% Wind Energy Penetration Level
At 4:30 a.m. Sunday morning, SPP’s footprint generated 11,419 MW of wind energy at the same time its load was 21,919 MW.
Modest Optimism, Lingering Questions at Tx Summit
The first National Electric Transmission Infrastructure Summit heard concerns over how to pay for grid modernization and FERC's lack of a quorum.
Southwest Power Pool Briefs
The SPP Seams Steering Committee welcomed two new members, while the RTO set another record for wind generation.
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Texas PUC Delays Assignment of LPL Study Costs
The PUCT granted the Lubbock Power & Light request to delay a decision on who will pay for studies related to their planned move to the ERCOT grid.
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SPP Board of Directors/Members Committee Briefs
SPP officials and stakeholders the RTO's plethora of wind energy, the search for a new Market Monitoring Unit director and Mountain West Transmission Group.

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