SPP’s board selected Barbara Sugg, the RTO's SVP of information technology and chief security officer, to replace the retiring Nick Brown as CEO.

SPP produced more than 18 GW of wind energy for the first time in history, less than four months after breaking the 17-GW barrier.

Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association said it will shut down 1,111 MW of coal-fired generation and an associated coal mine.

State regulators from SPP and MISO continue to discuss opportunities to contribute to the RTOs’ transmission planning analysis.

By midyear, SPP will be without five key figures who have helped expand the grid operator’s footprint into 17 states and implement a day-ahead market.

FERC rejected a request by SPP and its load-serving entities to rehear its order that eliminated the RTO’s membership exit fee for non-transmission owners.

Texas' PUC denied El Paso’s request for an extension of settlement negotiations, maintaining the agreement deadline in the acquisition of El Paso Electric.

SPP's Monitor released a paper detailing a study of generator self-commitments in the market, yielding evidence they exert downward pressure on prices.

Two environmental groups that say regulated utilities’ practice of self-committing coal plants is costing ratepayers have a point, RTO officials said.

FERC ruled six utilities have partially complied with Order 845, an initiative to increase the transparency and speed of the interconnection process.