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SPP to Cut Planning Reserve to 12%, Reduce Capacity Needs by 900 MW
Apr 18, 2016
SPP members voted last week to reduce the RTO’s planning reserve margin to 12% from the current 13.6%.
Operating Reserves
Resource Adequacy
SPP Markets and Operations Policy Committee
SPP Strategic Planning Committee
SPP/WEIS
Transmission Planning
Keywords
planning reserve margin (PRM)
Southwest Power Pool (SPP)
Tom Kleckner
FERC Approves SPP’s Changes to Transmission Cost Allocation
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