Utilities are hoping their participation in SPP's WEIS market will be the "first step" to full RTO membership.

FERC ruled that Tri-State G&T has only partially complied with Orders 845 and approved Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s revised market-based rate tariff.

A request to waive an SPP Tariff requirement prompted a philosophical dispute between FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee and Commissioner James Danly.

FERC opened an investigation into the justness and reasonableness of Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s 2020 rate schedule and the wholesale power contracts.

FERC approved Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s request to make wholesale sales of energy, capacity and ancillary services at market-based rates.

WAPA, Basin Electric, and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association announced they will join SPP’s Western Energy Imbalance Service market.

FERC on Monday approved Basin Electric Power Cooperative requests to eliminate its obligation to purchase power and capacity from generating facilities over 20 MW under the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA).

SPP’s Markets and Operations Policy Committee unanimously approved adding a major maintenance cost in mitigated start-up and no-load offers.

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

A roundup of orders related to SPP that FERC issued last week at its open meeting.