Utilities are hoping their participation in SPP's WEIS market will be the "first step" to full RTO membership.

FERC accepted Tri-State G&T’s Tariff modifications to its large generator and small generation interconnection procedures and its proposed queue reform.

FERC ruled that Tri-State G&T has only partially complied with Orders 845 and approved Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s revised market-based rate tariff.

Tri-State G&T filed its first ERP with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, building on the Responsible Energy Plan it unveiled last year

SPP signaled it may be on the verge of further expanding its footprint, as several Western utilities are committed to evaluating membership.

The Colorado PUC dismissed formal complaints filed against Tri-State G&T, saying it lacked legal jurisdiction to rule on the proceeding.

Tri-State G&T will cut rates 8% and give members more flexibility to provide their own power.

FERC rejected Gladstone New Energy’s complaint that Tri-State G&T’s generator interconnection procedures caused it to lose its queue position.

FERC opened an investigation into the justness and reasonableness of Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s 2020 rate schedule and the wholesale power contracts.

FERC affirmed that it has exclusive jurisdiction over Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association’s rates and member exit charges.