Latest Z2 Credit Project Delay Renews Old Frustrations
Member frustrations with SPP's Z2 crediting project bubbled to the surface again when staff told them of a new delay. The post Latest Z2 Credit Project Delay Renews Old Frustrations appeared first on...
View ArticleStudy: 60% Wind Penetration Possible in SPP
SPP could handle wind-penetration levels of up to 60% with additional transmission and monitoring tools, officials told the MOPC. The post Study: 60% Wind Penetration Possible in SPP appeared first on...
View ArticleMarkets and Operations Policy Committee Briefs
The SPP Markets and Operations Policy Committee discussed the RTO's settlement with MISO, multiple proposed transmission projects and the decrease in reliability violations. The post Markets and...
View ArticleStrategic Planning Committee Briefs
A summary of issues discussed by the SPP Strategic Planning Committee on Jan. 14, 2016, including the Clean Power Plan and the Transmission Planning Improvement Task Force. The post Strategic Planning...
View ArticleSPP Board of Directors/Members Committee Briefs
SPP CEO Nick Brown promised the Board of Directors and Members Committee that the RTO will complete the oft-delayed Z2 crediting project this year. The post SPP Board of Directors/Members Committee...
View ArticleSPP Adds Ex-MISO CEO, NERC Trustee to Board
SPP CEO Nick Brown told members the board’s expansion was necessary for succession purposes. The board now consists of Brown and eight independent directors. The post SPP Adds Ex-MISO CEO, NERC Trustee...
View ArticleSPP Begins Promotional Campaign to Tout Transmission Value
SPP kicked off a yearlong campaign to promote the value that the RTO’s transmission infrastructure brings to end-use customers. The post SPP Begins Promotional Campaign to Tout Transmission Value...
View ArticleSPP, SaskPower Make First International Trade
SPP recently completed its first international transaction, thanks to Canadian interconnections that came with the Integrated System’s addition to the RTO last year. The post SPP, SaskPower Make First...
View ArticleSPP Sets New Wind Penetration Record
SPP established a new high for wind penetration Jan. 31, with 39.1% of load supplied by the resource. The post SPP Sets New Wind Penetration Record appeared first on RTO Insider.
View ArticleSPP Seams Steering Committee Briefs
A summary of issues discussed by the SPP Seams Steering Committee, including a JOA with SaskPower. The post SPP Seams Steering Committee Briefs appeared first on RTO Insider.
View ArticleRecords Fall Again as SPP Convenes Wind Summit
SPP’s balancing authority recorded new records for wind peaks and penetration levels during both nights of the RTO's wind study summit. The post Records Fall Again as SPP Convenes Wind Summit appeared...
View ArticleSPP: FERC not Budging on non-Order 1000 Seams Projects
FERC is hesitant to consider a regional cost allocation methodology for seams projects outside of an Order 1000 process, SPP said. The post SPP: FERC not Budging on non-Order 1000 Seams Projects...
View ArticleSPP Briefs: New Wind Records, Canadian Border as POS
SPP established a new record for wind, and FERC accepted SPP’s proposal identify the U.S.-Canada border as the point-of-sale. The post SPP Briefs: New Wind Records, Canadian Border as POS appeared...
View ArticleMISO, SPP Considering Second Joint Tx Study
SPP and MISO’s Interregional Planning Stakeholder Advisory Committee met to discuss how to improve a process that failed to recommend any interregional projects in 2015. The post MISO, SPP Considering...
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