Press Releases
April 29, 2009
New integrated planning process will focus on regional, EHV transmission expansion
The Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) Board of Directors approved a new report that recommends restructuring the organization’s regional planning processes.
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Press Releases
- Spring 2018 Quarterly State of the Market Report highlights load changes, energy prices and auction revenue rights
- Western, Basin, Heartland join Southwest Power Pool
- SPP board directs construction of high-voltage transmission projects in 6 states, discusses growth in the west, hears stakeholder reports
- Southwest Power Pool releases final analysis of draft Clean Power Plan
- Southwest Power Pool appoints Matt Morais Associate General Counsel
- SPP opens lines of communication with western reliability-coordination customers with new stakeholder forum
- SPP’s westward growth continues with administration of congestion-management plan
- Southwest Power Pool accepting applications to serve on competitive transmission construction review panel for 2016
- Southwest Power Pool expands electric grid management to 14 states
- SPP to provide RC service for numerous western utilities beginning in late 2019
- Summer 2018 Quarterly State of the Market Report highlights energy prices, decline in congestion
- SPP Clean Power Plan assessment shows regional compliance possible by 2030, but at a cost
- Ross, See elected as SPP Officers
- Southwest Power Pool, Little Rock School District partner to enhance STEM education for local students
- Southwest Power Pool elects Susan Certoma and Darcy Ortiz to board of directors
- FERC approves Integrated System joining SPP
- SPP assesses Clean Power Plan, says more time is needed to implement
- Southwest Power Pool board outlines 2019 goals, approves new rate schedules and endorses 2018 transmission planning report
- As it turns five, Southwest Power Pool’s Integrated Marketplace is saving billions and enabling big changes in energy dispatch
- SPP Board approves changes to facilitate Integrated System membership
- SPP seeks industry experts to serve on competitive transmission project panels
- SPP invites utilities to help build an electricity market to serve the west
- Southwest Power Pool leaders talk western expansion, holistic change and market performance at quarterly meetings
- SPP’s Integrated Marketplace online and running smoothly
- SPP stakeholders vote to proceed with Integrated Marketplace March 1
- SPP proposes Western Energy Imbalance Service Market to bring cost savings and grid modernization to the west
- Southwest Power Pool President and CEO Nick Brown to retire after more than three decades of leadership
- SPP files complaint with FERC over lack of compensation from MISO
- SPP to implement Integrated Marketplace’s TCR Market October 18
- Southwest Power Pool board approves policy recommendations to enhance reliability, planning and market functions
- Southwest Power Pool board promotes three to senior vice president roles
- SPP board approves $751 million of transmission expansion projects
- SPP Order 1000 compliance filing proposes open competitive transmission project process
- Three regional utilities announce decision to join Southwest Power Pool market
- Report: SPP had lowest average wholesale market prices nationwide in 2019
- Ciesiel named SPP RE General Manager
- Ross to join SPP as SVP for Government Affairs and Public Relations
- SPP board directs construction of 44 transmission projects; elects new leaders
- Southwest Power Pool COO Carl Monroe announces plans to retire in Q1 2020
- Withdraw of appeal gives full confidence in highway/byway regional cost allocation process
- SPP files tariff revisions for Integrated Marketplace
- SPP receives certification to provide Western Reliability Coordination service starting Dec. 3, 2019
- Southwest Power Pool now providing reliability coordination service in the west
- SPP Board approves over $1.7 billion of transmission expansion projects
- SPP to add 50 jobs to Little Rock in 2012
- SPP launches new Strategic Market Roadmap development process
- SPP’s western market gains two new participants
- Southwest Power Pool better choice for Arkansas customers and local community
- OPPD reaffirms status as SPP member
- Southwest Power Pool board names Barbara Sugg as new president and CEO
- Southwest Power Pool elects Bronwen Bastone to board of directors
- SPP region hits all-time record for electricity use
- SPP is the best choice for Entergy and Arkansas ratepayers
- Nickell elected as SPP’s chief operating officer
- SPP announces 2020 transmission expansion plan and electricity storage recommendations
- Southwest Power Pool anticipates renegotiation of JOA if Entergy joins MISO
- SPP Board approves Integrated Marketplace budget
- Southwest Power Pool board names new executive leaders
- SPP files WEIS Tariff with FERC
- Southwest Power Pool receives USEA 2011 Energy Industry Volunteer Partnership award
- SPP approves transmission plan for the Year 2030, further development of new energy markets
- SPP seeks industry experts to assess competitive transmission project proposals (2)
- A message to stakeholders re: SPP's COVID-19 response
- Power restored in southern Louisiana
- Suskie to Join Southwest Power Pool
- A message to stakeholders re: SPP's COVID-19 response (1)
- SPP COVID-19 Response Update - March 26, 2020
- SPP holds groundbreaking ceremony for new campus
- Integrated transmission planning process approved by FERC
- In memory of Bruce Scherr
- SPP COVID-19 Response Update - April 2, 2020
- FERC approves new cost sharing method for expanding SPP’s transmission grid
- SPP approves construction of new electric transmission infrastructure
- SPP COVID-19 Response Update - April 9, 2020
- SPP COVID-19 Response Update - April 16, 2020
- SPP proposes new cost sharing method for expanding the regional electric transmission grid
- Southwest Power Pool to build corporate headquarters in Little Rock
- SPP COVID-19 Response Update - April 23, 2020
- SPP board discusses COVID-19 impacts, approves uniform local planning criteria
- Barbara Sugg elected as SPP Vice President of Information Technology
- Wind study identifies challenges, solutions to adding more wind energy to the regional electric grid
- SPP COVID-19 Response Update - May 7, 2020
- SPP COVID-19 Response Update - May 14, 2020
- New integrated transmission expansion planning process and cost allocation methodology approved
- SPP priority transmission expansion projects endorsed, pending further study
- SPP COVID-19 Response Update - May 21, 2020
- SPP COVID-19 Response Update - June 11, 2020
- New integrated planning process will focus on regional, EHV transmission expansion
- SPP, MISO and Joint Parties Reach Transmission Usage Agreement
- SPP COVID-19 Response Update - July 1, 2020
- SPP stakeholders discuss wind, market roadmap, 2020 goals and HITT improvements
- Southwest Power Pool elects Graham Edwards, Bruce Scherr to Board of Directors
- Transmission upgrades delivering substantial value for Southwest Power Pool members
- Northwest Power Pool hires Southwest Power Pool to aid in resource adequacy program development
- SPP’s role in western reliability continues to grow with addition of new customers in four states
- SPP employees inspire students to explore STEM education
- SPP RE Trustees elect new chairman
- An update from SPP President & CEO Barbara Sugg - Sept. 3, 2020
- MISO and SPP to conduct joint study targeting interconnection challenges
- SPP Seeks Industry Experts to Assess Competitive Transmission Project Proposals
- SPP completes competitive transmission project process, publishes industry expert report and recommendation to board
- From SPP's COO: Pandemic response update and news from the Sept. 22 board meeting
- Southwest Power Pool Elects Elizabeth Moore to board of directors
- Customizable mapping tool provides improved situation awareness for grid operators
- SPP board votes to lower planning reserve margins, award first competitively bid project, approve $363M in transmission upgrades
- SPP stakeholders approve transmission plans and improvements to power grid operations
- SPP and stakeholders will consider RTO expansion to the west; study anticipates $49M in annual savings for current and new members
- Total savings from SPP’s markets cross the $1 billion mark
- Southwest Power Pool celebrates 75 years of electric reliability through relationships
- An update from SPP President & CEO Barbara Sugg - Dec. 14, 2020
- Kara Fornstrom to serve as SPP director of state regulatory policy
- Southwest Power Pool elects Mark Crisson to Board of Directors, approves 13 transmission upgrades
- SPP’s Sugg testifies to lawmakers that electric utility industry is committed to security of the power grid
- SPP receives approval of western market tariff
- SPP seeks industry experts to assess competitive transmission project proposals (3)
- With DOE approval, Southwest Power Pool now authorized to export power into Canada
- SPP sets North American record for wind power
- Former FERC director to join SPP staff
- SPP becomes first regional grid operator with wind as No. 1 annual fuel source, considers electric storage participation in markets, approves 2021 transmission plan
- Report from North America’s electricity system operators examines impact of emerging technologies
- Keith Collins to oversee Southwest Power Pool Market Monitoring Unit beginning June 1, 2017
- Southwest Power Pool expands offerings to western utilities with launch of new electricity market
- Southwest Power Pool preparing for worsening system conditions due to extreme cold
- SPP seeks industry experts to assess competitive transmission project proposals - 20170712
- Southwest Power Pool to dissolve regional entity, focus on regional transmission organization functions
- SPP issues new energy emergency alert due to extreme cold
- SPP elevates Energy Emergency Alert to Level 3 as grid conditions tighten further
- Grid operator Southwest Power Pool keeps the lights on during August 21 eclipse
- Summer 2017 Quarterly State of the Market Report highlights energy pricing trends, new scarcity pricing methodology and more
- SPP restores load, anticipates that regional grid conditions will continue to evolve
- Grid Conditions Update (Feb. 16, 2021 6:46 a.m.): EEA3 declared effective immediately
- SPP sets wind and renewable penetration records
- Fall 2017 Quarterly State of the Market Report highlights energy pricing trends, generation by wind resources, a discussion of negative prices and more
- SPP ends Energy Emergency Alert, remains in conservative operations
- A statement from Barbara Sugg, Southwest Power Pool president and chief executive officer
- Southwest Power Pool, Mountain West Transmission Group move closer to RTO membership for western entities
- Winter 2018 Quarterly State of the Market Report highlights congestion trends, energy prices, a discussion of winter weather events, and more
- SPP to conduct comprehensive review of February winter storm event
- Southwest Power Pool initiates controlled outages to maintain system reliability
- SPP Market Monitor’s Annual State of the Market Report shows competitive markets, recommends steps for enhanced flexibility and efficiency
- SPP seeks industry experts to assess competitive transmission project proposals (1)
- Additional utility joins evaluation of RTO expansion to the west; study anticipates $49M in annual savings for current and new members
- Kelly Carney to serve as SPP vice president of human capital
- SPP to provide reliability-coordination service in the west
- SPP reports $2.14B in annual savings for members, unveils new mission and vision to board of directors
- Colorado Springs Utilities joins Southwest Power Pool’s western market, will evaluate RTO membership
- Talina Mathews to serve as SPP director of state regulatory policy
- SPP board of directors approves western RTO expansion terms and conditions
- SPP board directs action on winter storm recommendations
- Northwest Power Pool to Hire Southwest Power Pool to Provide Program Operator Services for Resource Adequacy Program under Development
- SPP board of directors advances transmission planning and workplace diversity
- SPP’s first gas pipeline member represents close collaboration across industries
- SPP seeks industry experts to assess competitive transmission project proposals (4)
- Southwest Power Pool elects Cupparo and Trowbridge to serve on board of directors
- Colorado utilities plan to join the Western Energy Imbalance Service Market
- MISO and SPP complete Joint Targeted Interconnection Queue
- Tamika Edwards named SPP Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- SPP sets regional records for renewable energy production
- SPP board selects NextEra Energy Transmission Southwest, LLC to construct $55 million Oklahoma transmission project
- Grid operator Southwest Power Pool anticipates sufficient energy resources to keep the lights on throughout the summer
- Southwest Power Pool names directors to support market operation and development
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COVID-19
- SPP's COVID-19 response - March 12, 2020
- SPP's COVID-19 response - March 18, 2020
- SPP's COVID-19 response - March 26, 2020
- SPP's COVID-19 Response - April 2, 2020
- SPP's COVID-19 Response - April 9, 2020
- SPP's COVID-19 Response - April 16, 2020
- SPP's COVID-19 Response - April 23, 2020
- SPP's COVID-19 Response - May 7, 2020
- SPP's COVID-19 Response - May 14, 2020
- SPP's COVID-19 Response - May 21, 2020
- SPP's COVID-19 Response - June 11, 2020
- SPP's COVID-19 Response - July 1, 2020
- SPP's COVID-19 Response - Sept. 3, 2020
- SPP's COVID-19 Response - Oct. 1, 2020
- SPP's COVID-19 Response - Dec. 14, 2020
- Pandemic response update: July in-person stakeholder meetings canceled
- SPP's COVID-19 response - Dec. 28, 2021
- April 2022 Pandemic Response Update: Return to Normal Operations
- 2021 Winter Storm Review
- Holistic Integrated Tariff Team
- Stakeholder Report