The electric power industry must step up to meet growing power demand and continue to build a system the country needs, said Javier Fernandez, CEO of the Omaha Public Power District. "This is one place where we cannot afford to fail. We cannot afford to delay infrastructure."

FERC denied a solar farm developer’s tariff waiver request and a complaint against SPP over the RTO's interconnection studies for the planned facility.

FERC ordered show-cause proceedings on the transmission formula rate protocols of four utilities in SPP.