The American Wind Energy Association and The Wind Coalition have asked FERC to eliminate SPP’s “exorbitant” exit fee, saying it is a barrier to membership.

Two members of the SPP Regional State Committee (RSC), commissioners Randy Christmann of North Dakota and Kristie Fiegen of South Dakota, won re-election.

SPP directors, members, staff and other stakeholders took time out from the normal board week activities to honor two retiring directors.

FERC allowed GridLiance High Plains to begin rate recovery Nov. 1 for its facilities in the Oklahoma Panhandle but set its annual transmission revenue requirement subject to refund.

SPP’s Regional State Committee elected its slate of officers for next year and paid tribute to departing members.

MISO and SPP could jointly create a smaller category of interregional transmission projects as early as next year to address costly congestion.

SPP staff are dialing back an ambitious proposal to beef up the analysis behind generator retirements in the face of stakeholder pushback.

SPP’s Market and Operations Policy Committee unanimously approved staff recommendations to revise the SPP-MISO Coordinated System Plan.

SPP Board of Directors Chair Larry Altenbaumer unveiled a proposal to reduce the number of face-to-face meetings and add more executive sessions.

SPP stakeholders directed the Seams Steering Committee to stop work on a proposed a waiver from charges for unreserved transmission use across the seams.