At the very moment grid operators are being asked to plan for unprecedented complexity, the public data infrastructure that underpins those decisions is becoming less reliable, writes columnist Dej Knuckey.

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.

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.

FERC conditionally approved SPP’s streamlined generator interconnection and long-term planning processes in what commissioners said is a “bold step” in addressing the needs of the electric system.

Future participants in SPP’s RTO expansion into the Western Interconnection have affirmed their support to meet the April 1 go-live deadline with a unanimous vote of support.

“Massive change, massive challenges, massive opportunities,” SPP CEO Lanny Nickell said in kicking off the grid operator's second Energy Synergy Summit that focused on meeting data center growth.

MISO and SPP put forth two potential, 500-kV joint transmission portfolios valued at either $1.3 billion or $3.6 billion to beef up their transfer capability.

American Electric Power named Southwestern Public Service Co.’s Adrian Rodriguez president and COO of AEP Texas, the company announced.

A new report from NERC reviewed several incidents in which unexpected strains during spring or fall led to load shedding.

Conversations remained cordial despite the ongoing competition between CAISO and SPP in the west as the RTOs’ top executives took the stage at Yes Energy’s annual EMPOWER conference.