October 10, 2024

Southwest Power Pool (SPP)

MISO West Risks Becoming ‘Dead Zone,’ Stakeholders Warn
MISO stakeholders said another round of expensive system upgrades would render its West planning region a “dead zone” for new generation.
MISO to File Midwest-South Tx Rate Extension
MISO will file at FERC to extend a rate schedule that determines what market participants pay for using its Midwest-to-South transmission path
SPP MMU: Summer Load up 2% in 2020
This summer’s average hourly load in the SPP footprint was 2% higher than the year before, according to the MMU’s quarterly report.
Mixed FERC Rulings for SPP Compliance Filings
FERC approved SPP’s affected-system order compliance filing and the RTO's proposal to revise its fast-start pricing practices.
SPP Board of Directors/MC Briefs: Oct. 27, 2020
SPP’s Board of Directors approved 2021 operating & capital budgets that bend to the realities of COVID-19 and its potential economic impacts.
MISO, SPP Heads Present Unified Front on Seams
The heads of MISO and SPP stood on common ground to discuss seams issues during the Organization of MISO States annual meeting.
Transource Tapped for SPP’s 2nd Competitive Tx Project
SPP awarded its second competitive transmission project under FERC Order 1000, the Sooner-Wekiwa project, to Transource Missouri.
SPP Quarterly Briefing/RSC Briefs: Oct. 26, 2020
The SPP Regional State Committee approved the nomination of South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner Kristie Fiegen as its next president.
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SPP Responding to WEIS Tariff Protests
SPP staff are preparing to address critical comments on the grid operator’s revised WEIS Tariff as they work to keep the project on track.
Missouri PSC Looks at IOUs’ RTO Membership
The Missouri PSC is investigating whether the state’s investor-owned utilities’ continued RTO membership “is in the ratepayers’ best interest.”

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