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November 26, 2024

SPP

The Southwest Power Pool is a regional transmission organization that coordinates the reliability of the transmission system and balances electric supply and demand in all or parts of Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming.
SPP Advances KCPL Cost Shift Proposal
SPP’s Strategic Planning Committee ended discussion on cost shifts within existing pricing zones, agreeing unanimously to let the MOPC take up the issue.
Waiting on FERC, SPP Members Cut Reserve Margin
SPP stakeholders approved a revision request that allows the RTO to lower its planning reserve margin as it waits on a quorum-less FERC.
SPP Looking Forward Report: The Shale Revolution Continues
In producing its looking-forward report for SPP, Bates White Economic Consulting says low natural gas prices will continue if technology further improves.
SPP Members Again Struggle with Solutions to Z2 Credits
SPP Members once again discussed alternatives to its cumbersome Z2 credits during an all-day meeting, but they adjourned without reaching any decisions.
SPP-MISO Briefs
A summary of news out of SPP's Seams Steering Committee and the MISO-SPP Interregional Planning Stakeholder Advisory Committee.
Texas PUC Agrees to Take up SPP, SPS Request on ROFR
PUCT agreed to take up SPS and SPP's joint request to determine whether Texas law includes a right of first refusal that overrides FERC Order 1000.
SPP Names CAISO’s Collins to Lead MMU
SPP named Keith Collins, CAISO manager of monitoring and reporting and former FERC official, as the new executive director of its Market Monitoring Unit.
FERC Greenlights MISO Cost Allocation for SPP Settlement
FERC has approved the MISO uncontested settlement for cost allocation among its members for the use of the SPP grid.
No Consensus for SPP on Zonal Price Shifts
Zonal price shifts may soon surpass transmission upgrade credits as one of the most vexing problems facing SPP stakeholders.
SPP Board of Directors/Members Committee Briefs
The SPP Board of Directors and members approved the nomination of three new representatives to the Members Committee and bylaw changes.

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