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January 16, 2025

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.
Strategic Planning Committee Briefs
A summary of issues discussed by the SPP Strategic Planning Committee on Jan. 14, 2016, including the Clean Power Plan.
Markets and Operations Policy Committee Briefs
The SPP Markets and Operations Policy Committee discussed the RTO's settlement with MISO, multiple proposed transmission projects and the decrease in reliability violations.
Study: 60% Wind Penetration Possible in SPP
SPP could handle wind-penetration levels of up to 60% with additional transmission and monitoring tools, officials told the MOPC.
Latest Z2 Credit Project Delay Renews Old Frustrations
Member frustrations with SPP's Z2 crediting project bubbled to the surface again when staff told them of a new delay.
Reduced Reserve Margin Could Cut SPP Capacity Costs
Reducing SPP’s current 13.6% reserve margin to 12% could cut required capacity by about 1,000 MW, saving $86 million annually and $1.3 billion over 40 years.
SPP Board Approves Budget, SPC Expansion
The SPP board also approved a 2-cent cut in its administrative fee and discussed its proposed response to the Clean Power Plan.
SPP Board of Directors/Members Committee Briefs
A summary of issues discussed by the SPP Board of Directors and Members Committee at their quarterly and annual meetings, including the 2017 ITP10 and the enhanced combined-cycle project.
SPP Board, Members Discuss MISO Settlement
The SPP board and Members Committee got down to the sticky business of deciding how — and to whom — to distribute the settlement’s funds during its quarterly meeting.
SPP Regional State Committee Briefs
A summary of issues discussed by the SPP Regional State Committee, including Clean Power Plan compliance, long-term congestion rights and new committee members.
SPP Markets and Operations Policy Committee Briefs
A summary of issues discussed by the SPP Markets and Operations Policy Committee on October 13 and 14, 2015.

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