The mission of RTO Insider is to provide an accurate account of the stakeholder debates to help those outside the room monitor issues that matter to them.

A summary of issues discussed by the SPP Board of Directors and Members Committee at their quarterly and annual meetings, including the 2017 ITP10 and the enhanced combined-cycle project.

The SPP task force updating the RTO’s planning reserve margin requirements shared its draft report on loss-of-load expectations.

The SPP board and Members Committee got down to the sticky business of deciding how — and to whom — to distribute the settlement’s funds during its quarterly meeting.

A summary of issues discussed by the SPP Regional State Committee, including Clean Power Plan compliance, long-term congestion rights and new committee members.

SPP asked FERC to waive Tariff provisions concerning members of an industry expert panel, while the RTO's balancing authority set new wind records.

The SPP Clean Power Plan Review Task Force delved into a recent staff survey of members that asked whether they preferred a rate-based or mass-based compliance approach, along with the pros and cons of each.

The SPP MOPC began discussions on how the RTO will distribute the funds it receives from MISO under the settlement in their long-running transmission dispute, announced just hours before its meeting.

The SPP Strategic Planning Committee is continuing discussions with the Northwest Power Pool.

SPP rolled out a flashy, redesigned website last week, culminating several years of effort and months of planning, development and testing.