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Southwest Power Pool
SPP is a Regional Transmission Organization, mandated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to ensure reliable supplies of power, adequate transmission infrastructure, and competitive wholesale prices of electricity. As a North American Electric Reliability Corporation Regional Entity, SPP oversees compliance enforcement and reliability standards development. SPP has members in nine states. Read more about What We Do or SPP Fast Facts.
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{posted 12/17/2008}
SPP filed its SPP-ETI QPR Study Report on December 17, 2008. On November 28, 2007, the Public Utility Commission of Texas, in Docket 33687, ordered Entergy Gulf States, now Entergy Texas (ETI), to have SPP perform the analysis necessary to provide an "apples to apples" comparison of ERCOT and SPP as possible Qualified Power Regions (QPR) for ETI's proposed transition to retail competition. Read related materials.
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{posted 12/16/2008}
On December 15, 2008, SPP submitted to FERC Tariff revisions regarding its "Balanced Portfolio" process, in which the cost of economic upgrades will be recovered through a regional postage stamp rate (Docket No. ER08-1419). In an October 16 statement, FERC Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher said, "One of the most difficult barriers to grid expansion is cost allocation and recovery. SPP and the Regional State Committee cut through the Gordian Knot of regional cost allocation problem with this filing. The SPP filing takes a portfolio approach, providing that a regional transmission plan for economic expansions must be both cost beneficial and balanced over a ten year period." Read the filing.
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{posted 12/3/2008}
FERC accepted SPP's proposed revisions and amendments to its Bylaws, Tariff, and Membership Agreement to facilitate the membership in SPP of Nebraska Public Power District, Omaha Public Power District, and Lincoln Electric System. Read the filing.
In a statement issued December 2, FERC Commissioner Philip Moeller stated, "I believe that this expansion will bring significant benefits to consumers in both the state of Nebraska and in the other eight states that already have utilities participating in the SPP. Consumers will benefit by both spreading the fixed costs of the RTO across a larger footprint, and by the improved efficiency and coordination available to Nebraska and all SPP members in the SPP market. This expansion is designed to provide Nebraska utilities with improved reliability, operational flexibility, and enhanced coordination -- all at a time when the nation, and the SPP in particular, is addressing transmission expansion and more efficient operation of the electric network."
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