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April 13, 2026

SPP

The Southwest Power Pool is a regional transmission organization that coordinates the reliability of the transmission system and balances electric supply and demand in all or parts of Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wyoming.
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Montana Co-op OK’d to Recover Tx Costs from SPP
FERC accepted SPP’s tariff revisions to add an ATRR for transmission service using existing and any future facilities that Upper Missouri Power Cooperative owns and places under the RTO’s functional control.
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SPP Issues 1st Resource Advisory in West BA
SPP issued a resource advisory, a frequent occurrence during shoulder months, for its West balancing authority area less one week after successfully expanding into the Western Interconnection.
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TOs Ask FERC to Suspend Competitive Bidding in MISO and SPP
Transmission owners have asked FERC to suspend competitive bidding on projects in MISO and SPP so the grid can be built out faster to accommodate the AI data center explosion.
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PGE Asks Oregon PUC to Approve $1.9B PacifiCorp Deal
Portland General Electric has asked the Oregon Public Utility Commission to approve its proposed $1.9 billion purchase of PacifiCorp’s Washington assets, saying the deal paves the way for continued investments in the Pacific Northwest.
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BPA’s Draft Markets+ Decision Reignites Day-ahead Debate
The Bonneville Power Administration’s draft decision “solidifying” its day-ahead market choice in favor of SPP’s Markets+ has reignited a yearslong debate over the agency’s direction.
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SPP Successfully Completes Western RTO Expansion
SPP has become the first grid operator to manage markets in both the Eastern and Western interconnections with its formal expansion into the West.
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SPP RTO Expands into Western Interconnection April 1
SPP will complete its third major expansion of its RTO footprint when it begins administering the regional transmission grid under its tariff for several western organizations overnight March 31-April 1.
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Comanche 3 Repair Delay Raises RA Concerns in Colorado
A delay in the repair of Unit 3 of Xcel Energy’s coal-fired Comanche Generating Station has sparked questions among Colorado regulators about the utility’s ability to meet summer peak demand in 2026.
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An Electricity Market That’s Bigger Than the Weather
The size and configuration of day-ahead markets in the West will greatly impact electricity bills and grid reliability, says the Environmental Defense Fund.
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FERC Approves SPP Program Mitigating Retirements
FERC conditionally approved SPP’s tariff revision to implement a system support resource program to ensure the transmission system’s reliability when a generating resource seeks to retire.

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