SPP Highlights Progress in Western Grid Expansion
Southwest Power Pool, the electric grid operator based in Little Rock, announced several milestones in its western expansion this week. read more >
Southwest Power Pool, the electric grid operator based in Little Rock, announced several milestones in its western expansion this week. read more >
Seven western utilities have committed to joining the nonprofit, the first major expansion of SPP’s RTO service territory since October 2015. read more >
The staff of the not-for-profit regional transmission organization discussed this summer’s needs at its 2023 Summer Seasonal Assessment on May 18. read more >
Antoine Lucas and David Kelley will start the new year with new titles at the not-for-profit company. read more >
Simpson spent six years at SPP before becoming western markets director for Xcel Energy-Colorado. read more >
Platte River Power Authority of Fort Collins, Colorado, says the move would help advance its noncarbon energy goals. read more >
By joining the western market, Colorado Springs Utilities will be poised for access to the “lowest-cost generating resources available in the market at any given minute,” according to a news release from SPP. read more >
It used to be news when the electric power failed. But in today’s topsy-turvy world of energy, Southwest Power Pool of Little Rock put out a news release July 8 trumpeting the fact that it kept the lights on. read more >
While SPP expects sufficient resources to meet demand, its summer assessment found potential local issues it hopes to address with entities serving overloaded regions. read more >
Southwest Power Pool, the nonprofit regional power transmission organization, buried the lead in its report on this month's quarterly meetings in Little Rock, its headquarters. read more >
Southwest Power Pool is expanding its reliability coordination service in the western United States, adding eight generation resources managed by Gridforce Energy Management. read more >
Bruce Rew, Lanny Nickell and Barbara Sugg have received promotions at Southwest Power Pool in Little Rock. read more >
Southwest Power Pool has successfully implemented its Integrated Marketplace. SPP says they are the first Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) to design, build and deliver a day-ahead market on time and on budget. read more >
