The SPP Board of Directors approved a 9.1% increase in the RTO's administrative fee and the ITP 10-year assessment, while honoring retiring directors.

A battle over a seat on SPP’s Members Committee exposed a divide between traditional utilities and the renewable companies fueling growth of generation.

SPP’s Regional State Committee endorsed the elimination of revenue credits for sponsored transmission upgrades and the transmission planning assessment.

An August energy emergency alert that had SPP one contingency away from shedding load has renewed calls for scarcity pricing to ensure adequate reserves.

Stakeholders at the Organization of MISO States’ annual meeting debated the merits of interregional transmission planning between MISO and SPP.

SPP stakeholders debated a future that could be different from the one they are planning for, but cost concerns have prevented them from changing course.

SPP Chairman Larry Altenbaumer took the wraps off an eight-month value and affordability study conducted behind closed doors.

SPP members moved to eliminate Z2 revenue credits for sponsored transmission upgrades, the source of years of stakeholder frustrations and jokes.

Google, the world’s ubiquitous search engine, made its SPP membership official at October’s Markets and Operations Policy Committee meeting.

SPP extended its record for wind energy production to 17,595 MW on Oct. 17, the RTO announced.