Biden administration officials met with Western governors to discuss the region's pressing topics, including energy technology, drought and wildfires.

SPP COO Lanny Nickell last week pointed to a lack of gas generation as the primary culprit behind the first-ever load sheds in the grid operator’s 80-year history during February’s Winter Storm Uri. RTO staff is still working to obtain "specifics about the data," Nickell said during a May 20...

By Tom Kleckner Two members of SPP’s Regional State Committee (RSC), Republican utility commissioners Randy Christmann of North Dakota and Kristie Fiegen of South Dakota, won re-election to their seats Tuesday night. Christmann is the projected winner against Democratic challenger Jeannie Brandt. With 95% of the precincts reporting, Christmann had...