The Texas Public Utility Commission asked for more information on eight small municipal utilities’ appeal of ERCOT’s definition of transmission operator.

OGE Energy reported second-quarter earnings that beat Wall Street’s expectations and reflected economic growth in its service territory.

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

SPP announced the promotions of three longtime executives to senior vice president positions, though their areas of responsibilities will not change.

SPP CEO Nick Brown told the board and Members Committee that a recent FERC-NERC report confirmed the RTO’s position on MISO’s use of its system.

SPP’s Board of Directors approved a package of recommendations intended to expand renewable energy, boost reliability and improve transmission planning.

Xcel stressed its renewable credentials after the release of its second-quarter earnings, detailing developments that will lessen reliance on fossil fuels.

Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Chief Executive Officer Nick Brown will retire in April 2020 after 35 years with the RTO, 16 as its CEO.

Missouri regulators are completing a probe into the self-commitment and self-scheduling of generation into wholesale energy markets.

Wind generation accounted for more than a third of SPP’s energy production during April, according to the RTO’s Market Monitoring Unit.