November 26, 2024

Southwest Power Pool (SPP)

MISO, SPP
MISO, SPP Regulators to Engage on Tx Cost Allocation
MISO and SPP state regulators plan to involve themselves in the RTOs’ discussions about sharing costs from their joint interconnection queue study.
MISO
MISO Long-range Tx Plan Overlaps with SPP Study
MISO will have a draft portfolio of billions of dollars’ worth of long-range transmission projects by the end of the month.
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AEP to Sell Unregulated Renewables Portfolio
AEP said it intends to sell some or all of its unregulated contracted renewable resources and redirect the proceeds to its transmission assets.
SPP
SPP Briefs: Week of Feb. 14, 2022
SPP is working to strengthen its relationship with public interest organizations in addressing the evolving grid and its continued focus on decarbonization.
Xcel Energy
KEPCo, Xcel Rehearing Requests on Z2 Fail
FERC rejected a pair of separate rehearing requests by SPP members related to the RTO’s assignment of network upgrade charges under tariff Attachment Z2.
Organization of MISO States
MISO, SPP Take on 2nd Interregional Planning Effort
MISO and SPP said that they will create a Targeted Market Efficiency Project study process to look for even more interregional project opportunities.
NWPP
NWPP Rebrands as Western Power Pool
In a move that signifies its expanding reach across the Western Interconnection, the Northwest Power Pool has rebranded itself as the Western Power Pool.
NARUC
NARUC Panel: Plan for Climate Change
A year after Winter Storm Uri, panelists at the NARUC Winter Policy Summit talked about how to prevent climate change from setting off future mass blackouts.
SPP
NextEra Transmission Subsidiary Gains Abandonment Approval
FERC granted NextEra Energy Transmission Southwest’s request to recover all prudently incurred costs associated with an $85.2 million competitive project.
Target
Industry Welcomes DOE’s Better Grid Initiative
The industry says DOE's Building a Better Grid initiative will prioritize national transmission solutions, allowing more renewable resources on the grid.

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