FERC approved Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s request to make wholesale sales of energy, capacity and ancillary services at market-based rates.

WAPA, Basin Electric, and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association announced they will join SPP’s Western Energy Imbalance Service market.

FERC on Monday approved Basin Electric Power Cooperative requests to eliminate its obligation to purchase power and capacity from generating facilities over 20 MW under the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA).

SPP’s Markets and Operations Policy Committee unanimously approved adding a major maintenance cost in mitigated start-up and no-load offers.

The SPP Markets and Operations Policy Committee discussed the logistics of adding Mountain West Transmission Group and MMU recommendations.

A roundup of orders related to SPP that FERC issued last week at its open meeting.

SPP continues to set records for wind penetration, nearing ERCOT's national record of 45.14%.

Meet Montana’s Travis Kavulla, who is not only in his second term on the state’s PSC but also president of NARUC.

FERC denied multiple requests for rehearing and clarification of its 2014 order that conditionally approved the core Integrated System entities’ SPP membership.

The Integrated System expands SPP's footprint to 14 states, adding the Dakotas and parts of Iowa, Minnesota, Montana and Wyoming.