Southwest Power Pool (SPP)
Western state regulators approved SPP Markets+ tariff language designed to address a “gap” in the accuracy of information to be shared with the market monitor under FERC’s duty of candor requirements.
CAISO notched another victory in the competition to bring organized markets to the West when the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s oversight board authorized the utility to prepare to join EDAM.
SPP, MISO and its Independent Market Monitor are at odds over how congestion should be managed on a market-to-market flowgate taxed by a cryptocurrency mining operation within SPP’s borders.
SPP senior management rolled out its top 2024 corporate goals for its Board of Directors and stakeholders, cautioning they don’t reflect all the important work the grid operator will take on this year.
SPP state regulators filled a leadership vacancy within the Regional State Committee by approving Oklahoma Corporation Commission Chair Todd Hiett as its vice president.
John Cupparo has been elected chair of SPP's Board of Directors to replace Susan Certoma, who will remain as a director.
The Bonneville Power Administration plans to issue a draft decision on its day-ahead market participation in August, followed by a final decision in November.
SPP's two independent directors with backgrounds in the Western Interconnection expressed relief and optimism at the grid operator’s collaborative efforts to develop the Markets+ day-ahead market.
The study finds dividing CAISO’s EDAM from SPP’s Markets+ would create seams that pose a different set of problems than challenges seen at the boundaries of full RTOs in other parts of the U.S.
FERC released the latest iteration of its Common Metrics Report on ISO/RTO markets, which evaluates their performance and benefits.
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