November 2, 2024

Southwestern Public Service (SPS)

Texas Public Utility Commission Briefs: Feb. 7, 2019
The PUCT issued preliminary certificates of convenience and necessity for transmission that will integrate some of LP&L’s SPP load into the ERCOT system.
SPP FERC Briefs: FCAs, NPPD Complaint, Refunds
FERC approved SPP’s plan to streamline the process by which it designates frequently constrained areas, and it denied a complaint by NPPD.
Texas PUC Briefs: Dec. 7, 2018
Texas PUC Chair DeAnn Walker urged ERCOT to gain a “better sense” of the distributed resources and self-generation that could be affecting its system.
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Texas PUC Issues Final Order for SPS Wind Farm
The Texas PUC quickly approved a second draft order of Southwestern Public Service’s (SPS) request for a certificate of convenience and necessary for its 478-MW wind farm.
Texas PUC Delays Final Approval of SPS Wind Farm
The Public Utility Commission of Texas delayed its final approval of Southwestern Public Service’s request to build a 478-MW wind farm in West Texas.
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Texas Commissioners Approve 478-MW SPS Wind Farm
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) approved Southwestern Public Service Company’s (SPS) request to build a wind farm in Texas, clearing the way for a project that will provide renewable energy and economic benefits to SPS customers in the Lone Star State and New Mexico.
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Texas Regulators Seek More Details on SPS Wind Project
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) pressed Southwestern Public Service for more details to justify its plan to build 1.23 GW of wind generation even though it doesn’t need the capacity.
LP&L
Lubbock Council, Utility Board Approve LP&L Settlement
Lubbock’s City Council and Electric Utility Board both approved a settlement agreement in the LP&L move from SPP to ERCOT.
Texas Regulators Seek More Details on Sempra Oncor Bid
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) called for Sempra Energy to prove it’s financially fit to own Oncor, the state's largest utility.
Texas Commission Rejects SPS ROFR Request
The PUCT agreed that Southwestern Public Service does not have the exclusive right to build transmission facilities in its service territory.

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