SPP’s energy prices and average hourly load this summer were below 2018 levels, while generator outages and congestion both increased, the RTO’s MMU said.

Wind generation accounted for more than a third of SPP’s energy production during April, according to the RTO’s Market Monitoring Unit.

The SPP Market Monitoring Unit's quarterly State of the Market report for the winter includes a discussion of several weather events.

The SPP Regional State Committee approved a recommendation to engage the RTO’s MMU and the MISO Monitor to conduct a joint analysis on seams issues.

SPP is stepping up its bid to offer market services in the Western Interconnection, with interested participants approaching the RTO for more details.

State regulators are bringing in the MISO and SPP market monitors to help solve seams issues between the two RTOs.

SPP saw an increase in price spikes and overall prices during October and November thanks to above-normal scarcity pricing.

FERC approved SPP’s plan to streamline the process by which it designates frequently constrained areas, and it denied a complaint by NPPD.

SPP directors, members, staff and other stakeholders took time out from the normal board week activities to honor two retiring directors.

SPP staff are dialing back an ambitious proposal to beef up the analysis behind generator retirements in the face of stakeholder pushback.