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September 27, 2024

Southwest Power Pool (SPP)

FERC Orders Fast-start Rules for SPP
FERC directed SPP to make Tariff changes to allow fast-start resources to set clearing prices, saying its current rules are not just and reasonable.
SPP Market Performed Well in Winter, MMU says
The SPP Market Monitoring Unit's quarterly State of the Market report for the winter includes a discussion of several weather events.
UPDATED: RSC, OMS Approve Monitors’ Seams Study
The SPP Regional State Committee approved a recommendation to engage the RTO’s MMU and the MISO Monitor to conduct a joint analysis on seams issues.
SPP Tx Planners at Forefront of New Challenges
Attendees of SPP's Engineering Planning Summit discussed how to plan transmission to account for the RTO's overabundance of renewable resources.
Out of the Game, Skelly Still High on Wind Energy
Clean Line Energy Partners has sold off its projects, but former CEO Michael Skelly is optimistic someone will bring the midcontinent's wind energy east.
SPP Western Reliability Briefs: Week of May 13, 2019
Southwest Power Pool staff shared a proposed “modification oversight process” with its Western reliability coordination customers.
DC Circuit Again Rejects MRES Appeal
The D.C. Circuit rejected Missouri River Energy Services' rehearing requests following a determination that SPP could charge for certain transmission fees.
FERC Upholds Electric Storage Order
FERC upheld its landmark electric storage order, prompting a dissent from Commissioner Bernard McNamee over its refusal to allow states to opt out.
Abundance of Summer Capacity — Except in Texas
ERCOT’s low reserve margin sticks out when compared to those of most other regions in the U.S., where their reserves are well above their reference levels.
SPP Seams Steering Committee Briefs: May 8, 2019
SPP and MISO are reviewing a draft of their 2019 Coordinated System Plan, which will determine the need for any interregional transmission projects.

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