FERC approved SPP’s plan to streamline the process by which it designates frequently constrained areas, and it denied a complaint by NPPD.

MISO asked for ideas on transmission projects to relieve congestion in MISO South and near the SPP-MISO seam as the Entergy transition nears its end.

FERC denied SPP’s request for waivers from regulations guiding the treatment of information in its explanation of how it allocated costs related to a fine.

SPP’s Holistic Integrated Tariff Team wrapped up the educational portion of its work and will now begin refining high-level recommendations to the board.

RTOs and ISOs filed tariff revisions to provide energy storage resources more opportunities to participate in markets in compliance with FERC Order 841.

SPP's Western Reliability Executive Committee pushed back against suggestions that the RTO coordinate its go-live date with that of CAISO.

SPP’s Board of Directors approved a more than 8% reduction in the RTO’s administrative fee for 2019, although the fee is projected to rise again in 2020.

The Department of Energy convened to gather information for the department’s 2019 electric transmission congestion study.

The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) held its annual meeting where new President Nick Wagner expressed his vision for 2019.

FERC approved NERC’s revised geomagnetic disturbance reliability standard, which requires grid operators to collect data and imposes deadlines for actions.