SPP's Markets and Operations Policy Committee meeting in Denver drew record attendance because of the appearance of Mountain West Transmission Group.

The SPP Z2 Task Force will likely be a relic of the past, but the issues with credits and obligations for sponsored transmission upgrades aren’t going away.

SPP transmission owners overwhelmingly endorsed voting items favorable to their companies, much to the consternation of other members.

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’s MOPC approved a revision request to comply with FERC guidance on the RTO’s disparate treatment of PTP and NITS during periods of redispatch.

The SPP Markets and Operations Policy Committee discussed the logistics of adding Mountain West Transmission Group and MMU recommendations.

SPP has increased its membership roster to 95 with the addition of Southern Power, the wholesale arm of utility giant Southern Company.

SPP stakeholders approved a 12% planning reserve margin, a new demand curve and 10 revision requests at the Markets and Operations Policy Committee meeting.

The SPP Markets and Operations Policy Committee (MOPC) rejected a rule change that would have allowed transmission owners to collect interest in billing disputes, even if they lose.

SPP stakeholders once again took up the issue of Z2 waivers at last week's MOPC, and once again, the discussion was lively.