The SPP board has approved the RTO's 2025 Integrated Transmission Plan that includes four 765-kV projects.

SPP’s Board of Directors has approved a pair of contentious measures that were put aside during its August quarterly meeting, a tariff change to integrate and operate high-impact large loads and a revised cost estimate for a 765-kV transmission project.

Vice Chair Ray Hepper has been serving as the SPP Board of Directors' chair in place of John Cupparo, who is stepping away from the position's time requirements.

SPP’s Board of Directors agreed to defer action on a 765-kV transmission project with a ballooning cost estimate and staff’s large load integration policy, both the source of much stakeholder discussion.

SPP’s Board of Directors approved a tariff change that creates a one-time study outside the grid operator’s normal planning process over the concerns on independent power producers.

SPP’s Board of Directors approved eight short-term reliability projects, a $3.15 billion package with immediate transmission needs for this year through 2028.

SPP’s Board of Directors has approved the RTO’s 2025 operating and capital budgets and its net revenue requirement following a unanimous endorsement by the Members Committee.

Michael Desselle, SPP vice president and chief compliance and administrative officer, is retiring after 18 years with the RTO and 40 in the industry.