WAPA said it has submitted a formal request to SPP for reliability coordinator services on behalf of two of its balancing authorities.

FERC approved the SPP May 2016 proposal to change how it measures the net benefits of demand response under Order 745.

SPP said it is accepting applications for industry experts to serve on a fourth independent panel to review Order 1000 transmission proposals in 2019.

Interregional transmission planning challenges and the growth of renewable energy, particularly wind power were among the topics of discussion at the 2018 Mid-America Regulatory Conference.

SPP announced it intends to serve as a reliability coordinator in the Western Interconnection by late 2019.

FERC is seeking more specifics on MISO’s plan for reserve procurement enhancement in MISO South.

FERC officials and RTO executives still had more questions than answers this week regarding the Department of Energy’s (DOE) plans for rescuing at risk nuclear and coal plants.

GridLiance and Tri-County Electric Cooperative announced they have joined a settlement agreement with AEP related to the company’s proposed Wind Catcher Energy Connection.

The Texas PUC quickly approved a second draft order of Southwestern Public Service’s (SPS) request for a certificate of convenience and necessary for its 478-MW wind farm.

Kansas and Missouri regulators approved Great Plains Energy’s merger with Westar Energy, the final hurdles in a stock-for-stock merger of equals.