The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced more than $7.3 billion in financing for 16 rural cooperatives through its New ERA program.

The integration of Markets+ with the Western Resource Adequacy Program would be among a handful of key reliability benefits of SPP’s Western day-ahead offering, according to an “issue alert” published by 10 entities that backed development of the market.

Governance should be a “key consideration” for the West in the competition between day-ahead electricity markets because the outcome potentially affects $25 billion a year in energy transactions, according to a new “issue alert.”

SPP filed bylaw amendments at FERC to place seven Western entities under its tariff that, if approved, will make the RTO the first grid operator with markets in both major interconnections.

Tri-State CEO Duane Highley spoke with ACP CEO Jason Grumet about how cooperatives are managing the transition from coal to renewables and balancing clean energy goals with reliability.

FERC upheld the contract termination payment rules for Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association it approved last year, though it modified some of its original order in response to requests for clarification.