October 15, 2024

Southwest Power Pool (SPP)

Tri-County Elec. Co-op
GridLiance Closes Deal for Tri-County Co-Op’s Tx Assets
GridLiance closed its acquisition of Tri-County Electric Cooperative's ~410 miles of 69- and 115-kV transmission lines and related substation infrastructure.
MISO, Stakeholders: Reforms Needed, but ‘Seamless’ Seam an Illusion
MISO stakeholders say they do not expect perfect procedures at the seams with neighboring balancing areas, but they do want the RTO to implement reforms.
SPP Briefs: New Trustee Chairman, Wind Record
The Southwest Power Pool Regional Entity (SPP RE) trustees elected Dave Christiano as their new chairman during a special board meeting.
SPP Wins OK for Late Billing Changes
FERC granted Southwest Power Pool's (SPP) request to resettle past bills outside of the 365-day limit in its Tariff.
MISO Proposes Study to Measure Benefits of New North-South Tx
MISO planners are considering a study on the benefits of expanding flows on the constrained transmission interface linking the RTO’s North and South sub-regions.
SPP Briefs: Wind Records, Canadian Border as POS
SPP continues to set records for wind penetration, nearing ERCOT's national record of 45.14%.
SPP, MISO Declare Year 1 of M2M a Success
SPP and MISO staff told stakeholders a memorandum of understanding between the two RTOs will solve most remaining problems with their M2M process.
MISO, SPP Considering Second Joint Tx Study
The SPP - MISO Interregional Planning Stakeholder Advisory Committee met to discuss how to improve a process that failed to recommend any projects.
SPP: FERC not Budging on non-Order 1000 Seams Projects
FERC  is hesitant to consider a regional cost allocation methodology for seams projects outside of an Order 1000 process, SPP said.
Witnesses Ask CFTC to Drop ‘Private Rights’ Clause
A parade of witnesses implored the CFTC to reverse its position in a case that they say could undermine the broad exemptions the commission granted RTOs and ISOs in 2013.

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