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December 5, 2025

Xcel Energy (XE)

Western Area Power Administration
FERC Revokes Tri-State’s Market-based Rate Authority in WACM

FERC revoked Tri-State's market-based rate authority in the Western Area Power Administration's Colorado-Missouri balancing authority area.

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ERO Supports FERC Weather Assessment Proposal
The ERO is supporting FERC’s proposal requiring transmission providers to outline plans to assess their vulnerability to extreme weather and mitigate any risks.
SPP
SPP Board of Directors/Members Committee Briefs: July 26, 2022

SPP’s Board of Directors approved stakeholders’ recommendation to issue a notification to construct a 345-kV double-circuit transmission project in New Mexico.

Xcel Energy
Xcel Sees Benefits in $3.2B Transmission Opportunities
Xcel Energy praised both the MISO long-range transmission plan and the late-breaking agreement over the $670 billion Inflation Reduction Act.
SPP
SPP Board, Regulators Side with Staff over Reserve Margin

SPP’s Board of Directors has sided with staff in approving an increase of the RTO’s planning reserve margin to 15%, effective next year.

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DC Circuit Backs FERC Rebuff of PSCo Quick Interconnect Rule
The D.C. Circuit backed FERC’s 2020 rejection of PSCo's 'fast track' interconnection rule — but the utility later won commission OK for a modified plan.
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SARs Sail Through NERC Standards Committee
NERC's Standards Committee approved four standard authorization requests at its meeting on Wednesday.
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SPP Woos Western Utilities with Markets+ Offering
SPP is continuing its delicate dance with Western utilities with a charm offensive that includes a first-hand look at the RTO’s sausage-making process.
TVA
PNNL: Communities Should Take Bigger Role in Coal Plant Closures
A report by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory says that communities facing coal plant closures need to do a better job of preparing for the loss.
SWEPCO
AEP Continues to ‘De-risk’ by Shedding Assets
AEP told financial analysts it is continuing to de-risk and simplify itself, reporting increased first-quarter earnings the same day as Xcel Energy did.

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