A round-up of news from the SPP Markets and Operations Policy Committee on July 14 and 15.
SPP's Z2 credit project, years in development and the source of much member frustration, is on track to be completed in 2016.
SPP members approved four over-budget transmission projects and sent three others back to the drawing board amid widespread criticism of the process used to estimate project costs.
SPP's Markets & Operations Policy Committee voted to move the deadline for day-ahead market offers up 90 minutes to 9:30 a.m. CT.
This week's company briefs include news on Alliant, Kinder Morgan, Emera, WEC Energy Group, Xcel Energy, Dynegy, Invenergy and PSEG Long Island.
RGGI provides substantial economic benefits and has not raised prices or impaired reliability, according to an independent study.
PJM told FERC it should reject requests to incorporate demand response and energy efficiency in upcoming transition auctions for the RTO’s new Capacity Performance regime.
FERC rejected a request by a natural gas distributor to relax restrictions on its sharing of non-public information received from electric utilities.
Talen Energy announced its first post-spinoff acquisition that expands the company’s presence in ISO-NE and marks its entry into NYISO.
FERC rejected multiple requests for rehearing of its October 2014 order finding fault with SPP's interpretation of long-term congestion rights.