SPP’s Regional State Committee endorsed the elimination of revenue credits for sponsored transmission upgrades and the transmission planning assessment.

Stakeholders at the Organization of MISO States’ annual meeting debated the merits of interregional transmission planning between MISO and SPP.

SPP's Seams Steering Comm. discussed the RTO's agreement with MISO and upcoming meetings between the Regional State Comm. and the Org. of MISO States.

The MISO Board of Directors’ Markets Committee agreed to fund the RTO’s share of its seams coordination analysis with SPP.

SPP’s Regional State Committee endorsed a report on wind-rich areas and several recommendations related to the effort to improve its planning processes.

The Organization of MISO States issued a set of principles intended to guide the RTO’s approach to long-term transmission planning.

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’s Regional State Committee endorsed a policy white paper intended to ensure all net peak demand is carrying the appropriate capacity.

Stakeholders gave MISO leadership mixed signals on what they expect from seams policy, though they agreed the RTO shouldn’t strive for exacting consistency in how it deals with different neighbors.

State regulators are bringing in the MISO and SPP market monitors to help solve seams issues between the two RTOs.