Stakeholders at the Organization of MISO States’ annual meeting debated the merits of interregional transmission planning between MISO and SPP.

SPP stakeholders debated a future that could be different from the one they are planning for, but cost concerns have prevented them from changing course.

SPP Chairman Larry Altenbaumer took the wraps off an eight-month value and affordability study conducted behind closed doors.

SPP members moved to eliminate Z2 revenue credits for sponsored transmission upgrades, the source of years of stakeholder frustrations and jokes.

Google, the world’s ubiquitous search engine, made its SPP membership official at October’s Markets and Operations Policy Committee meeting.

SPP extended its record for wind energy production to 17,595 MW on Oct. 17, the RTO announced.

FERC set Xcel’s challenge to GridLiance High Plains’ ATRR to for settlement procedures, and approved Evergy Kansas Central's settlement.

FERC issued orders implementing rulemaking to eliminate barriers to energy storage’s participation in electric markets, accepting PJM's and SPP's proposals.

PJM, ISO-NE and SPP appear to be thwarting Order 1000’s intent to open transmission projects to competition by abusing the “immediate need” exemption.

Southwest Power Pool (SPP) met 73.67% of its demand October 9th with wind, hydro and other non-fossil resources when SPP’s load was 22.5 GW.