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July 14, 2025
Tom Kleckner
ERCOT / SPP Correspondent
Tom has 28 years of experience in the electric industry. During his time with Central and South West before its merger with AEP, he earned his family of four free airfare to New York City by making bi-monthly round trips between Dallas and Columbus as a member of the merger management team. Tom also handled public relations during TXU’s contentious effort to build 11 coal plants in Texas — and lived to talk about it. After a short stint with ERCOT helping implement its nodal market, Tom spent four years at SPP, managing communications for the implementation of the RTO’s Integrated Marketplace. A former sportswriter, Tom holds a journalism degree from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. He lives in The Woodlands, about 35 miles north of Houston.

Recent Articles
Texas Public Utility Commission Briefs: July 10, 2025
Texas regulators have approved two more system resiliency plans for state utilities with a focus on wildfire mitigation, following up on a requirement from the 2023 legislative session.
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D.C. Circuit Declines Review of SPP Cost Allocation
The D.C. Circuit denied a review of a FERC decision that allowed SPP to incorporate transmission facilities into one of its pricing zones, spreading the costs to the zone’s customer base.
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Texas Supreme Court Dismisses Bulk of Winter Storm Uri Claims
The Texas Supreme Court ruled against residents and businesses who sued utilities after the deadly February 2021 winter storm known as Uri, saying they did not adequately prove the companies were intentionally negligent in causing widespread power blackouts.
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SPP Stakeholders Reject Urgent Dispatch Change
SPP stakeholders rejected an urgent proposed tariff revision that would help the grid operator connect generation more quickly.
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FERC Denies MISO, SPP Waiver of Joint Study Process
FERC denied a waiver request by MISO and SPP to modify the Coordinated System Plan under their joint operating agreement, saying it is not the “appropriate vehicle” to improve the process.
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