October 13, 2024

Southwest Power Pool (SPP)

NERC
SPP Registered Entities Face Oct. 31 Deadline for New RE Choice
NERC staff told SPP’s registered entities they have until Oct. 31 to submit their transfer requests to another Regional Entity.
MRES
FERC OKs Missouri River ROE Settlement over Staff Objections
FERC approved a settlement agreement granting five municipalities belonging to Missouri River Energy Services a 9.6% base return on equity.
FERC, RTOs to DOE: We Got This
The U.S. Energy Department’s study acknowledges its limited authority over wholesale markets, leaving it to FERC and RTOs to act on its recommendations.
Grid Operators Manage Solar Eclipse
U.S. grid operators, the ISOs and RTOs across the country, were well prepared for the first continent-wide total solar eclipse in nearly a century.
PUCT Briefs: Aug. 17, 2017
The Texas PUC (PUCT) has scheduled a second staff-led workshop for Oct. 13 on price formation issues in the ERCOT market.
GRDA Granted 2-Foot Rise in Reservoir Level
FERC granted Grand River Dam Authority’s request for a permanent 2-foot increase in the reservoir level of the 105-MW Pensacola Project.
SPP Glum as MISO Axes Last Interregional Project
The MISO rejection of the last possible interregional transmission project resulting from a coordinated study with SPP surprised the latter RTO.
MISO Axes Remaining SPP Interregional Project
MISO is yanking support on the project resulting from a study with SPP, nixing its chances this year to collaborate on an interregional project.
© RTO Insider
Clean Line Ponders Options After Grain Belt Rejection
Clean Line Energy said it is considering legal appeals following the Missouri Public Service Commission’s third rejection of its Grain Belt Express.
Solar Eclipse to have Minimal Impact on SPP
Next week’s total solar eclipse will not disrupt SPP operations despite 100% obscuration levels in parts of its 14-state footprint.

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