October 13, 2024

Southwest Power Pool (SPP)

Kansas Corporation Commission
Court Rejects Challenge to SPP-Integrated System Merger
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Kansas regulators’ challenge to a 2014 FERC order approving SPP’s merger with the Integrated System.
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SPP Invoices Lead to Confusion on Z2 Payments
A mismatch between posted Z2 reports and invoices sent this month forced the RTO to email members to “dispel any confusion that may have resulted.”
FERC OKs SPP’s ‘Instantaneous Load Capacity’ Term
FERC accepted SPP Tariff revisions replacing the defined terms “head-room” and “floor-room” with “instantaneous load capacity.”
SPP to Modify Service Agreements with KMEA, Sunflower
FERC accepted network transmission service agreements between SPP and Kansas Municipal Energy Agency (KMEA) and Sunflower Electric Power.
Kansas Electric Power Cooperative
FERC Rejects SPP Change on Network Resource Upgrades
FERC issued rulings in three SPP transmission cases, mostly siding with the RTO but rejecting its proposed changes to classifying service upgrade costs.
GSEC
FERC OKs SPP Scarcity Pricing Change
FERC approved SPP’s operating reserves proposal but said the RTO should respond to criticism about scarcity pricing avoidance.
CenterPoint Energy
CenterPoint, OGE in ‘Late-Stage’ Talks over Enable Midstream
CenterPoint Energy executives said the company is in “late-stage discussions” over its Enable Midstream Partners gas-gathering and processing joint venture.
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SPP Board of Directors/Members Committee Briefs: Oct. 31, 2017
SPP’s Board of Directors approved a cleanup of Tariff language that just may have put the RTO’s troublesome Z2 process in the rearview mirror.
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SPP Regional State Committee Briefs
SPP’s Regional State Committee will later this month begin taking a lead role in the integration of the Mountain West Transmission Group.
OMS Still Seeking Unity on MISO Tx Cost Allocation
The Organization of MISO States failed to reach consensus on MISO’s cost allocation plans for smaller transmission projects that produce broader benefits.

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