SPP Moves Forward With Market Service for Western Utilities
The regional transmission organization has published details on a power service to western U.S. markets called Markets+. read more >
The regional transmission organization has published details on a power service to western U.S. markets called Markets+. read more >
Thomas is going out as chairman of the Arkansas Public Service Commission with a bang. read more >
Five of the new entities are in Washington State, and one, Powerex Corp. of Vancouver, is in Canada. 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 >
The offer did not include a cash refund for Arkansas customers who were allegedly overcharged. 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 >
Entergy reached a settlement on similar allegations with Mississippi’s Public Service Commission on June 23, agreeing to refund the state $300 million read more >
A $300 million deal in Mississippi is related to 13 proceedings litigated before the FERC, and Arkansas PSC Chairman Ted Thomas says regulators in Little Rock are involved. read more >
The company was accused of overcharging customers. It still faces a similar complaint from the Arkansas Public Service Commission. read more >
A U.S. investigation into Asian solar panel exports has stalled two of Entergy Arkansas’ largest sun projects. read more >
A panel will be tasked with be reviewing, ranking and scoring proposals. read more >
Southwest Power Pool of Little Rock is assembling a pool of industry experts to review proposals for competitive electric grid transmission projects this year. read more >
Southwest Power Pool of Little Rock needed a new director of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission policy, so who better to turn to than a former FERC staff member? read more >
Louisiana utility regulators approved plans Wednesday for a $4.5 billion Oklahoma wind energy project, acting about six weeks after Arkansas’ Public Service Commission gave its approval to the project, known as the Wind Catcher Energy Connection. read more >
The FERC's decision to reject a plan to subsidize coal and nuclear power plants in a competitive national power market drew general approval from Arkansas energy stakeholders. read more >
The state’s top utility regulator expressed deep doubts Tuesday about Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s proposed rule to fortify the national electric grid’s “resilience” by providing cost recovery for coal and nuclear power plants. read more >
Southwest Power Pool is ending its role as a regional enforcer of standards for reliability in the bulk power grid, agreeing to eliminate the SPP Regional Entity no later than the end of 2018. read more >
The nomination of Colette Honorable of Little Rock to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission was approved on a voice vote in the U.S. Senate Tuesday night. read more >
President Barack Obama has nominated the chairwoman of the Arkansas Public Service Commission to serve on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. read more >
