SPP has hired Arkansas Public Service Commission Commissioner Kim O’Guinn as its director of state regulatory policy.

FERC has denied a Tenaska complaint alleging that grid operators adopted operating guides, resulting in unduly discriminatory curtailment for its wind farm.

MISO and SPP announced that they will not pursue any small interregional projects next year from their first Targeted Market Efficiency Project study.

MISO and SPP have again come up empty in their fifth effort to find interregional projects to solve congestion along their seams.

SPP staff are finalizing a mitigation strategy for load-responsible entities unable to meet the grid operator’s new 15% planning reserve margin.

Energy leaders from California and other Western states met in a workshop to explore the benefits of developing regional markets, including one or more RTOs.

SPP has released the final proposal that details the proposed governance structure, market design and other key features for its Markets+ offering in the West.

SPP members approved a revision request that will allow staff to complete an energy management system upgrade in a timely fashion and reduce project costs.

FERC partially granted three complaints filed by members against SPP related to its revenue crediting process under Attachment Z2 of its tariff.

DOE invited applications for $6 billion in funding to improve the grid, part of the largest federal investment ever in transmission and distribution.