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- SPP marks milestones and progress across western efforts in early November
- SPP names Felek Abbas as new vice president and chief security officer
- SPP seeks industry experts to assess competitive transmission project proposals (6)
- Southwest Power Pool Preparing for Significant Cold Weather across Footprint
- Southwest Power Pool board of directors announces new leadership
- SPP marks a decade of Integrated Marketplace and more than $10.2 billion in savings
- Southwest Power Pool Completes and Files Markets+ Tariff with Collaboration and Support from Western Stakeholders
- SPP prepared for April 8 eclipse, expects no significant impacts to grid reliability
- Western utilities express support for continued Markets+ development
- SPP announces changes to executive leadership
- Southwest Power Pool Regional State Committee Celebrates 20 Years of Collaboration and Innovation
- EPA Rule Could Severely Impact Nation’s Efforts Toward Energy Production, Reliability
- Sufficient energy forecasted for higher-than-normal summer temperatures
- SPP files expanded regional transmission organization tariff to include western entities
- Sunny Raheem named SPP’s Director of System Planning, Engineering
- FERC requests additional information regarding Markets+ tariff filing; SPP coordinating response
- SPP board approves new planning reserve margins to protect against high winter, summer use
- Southwest Power Pool President and CEO Barbara Sugg announces retirement after 35 years of service
- Southwest Power Pool issues Energy Emergency Alert 1 due to high temperatures
- SPP Ends Energy Emergency Alert, Remains In Conservative Operations (1)
- SPP Announces Promotions, Retirement
- SPP celebrates 20 years as an RTO with growth and added value for members
- SPP and its member organizations propose historic investment in transmission upgrades
- SPP seeks industry experts to assess competitive transmission project proposals (7)
- SPP stakeholders celebrate 20 years, approve annual budget, elect 2025 board and committee members
- SPP board approves $7.7 billion plan for transmission builds, upgrades
- Carrie Bivens named vice president of SPP Market Monitoring Unit
- SPP Projects Confidence in Meeting Energy Needs This Winter
- Southwest Power Pool board names Lanny Nickell as new president and CEO
- SPP names Antoine Lucas as new chief operating officer
- SPP’s Markets+ tariff receives FERC approval
- SPP names Kevin Bryant EVP, Stakeholder Affairs and Chief Strategy Officer
- Markets+ phase two development confirmed with western market commitments
- SPP names Felek Abbas senior vice president, chief technology and security officer
- SPP names Carrie Simpson new Vice President of Markets
- SPP names Emily Pennel chief of staff
- SPP first RTO to operate in both interconnections with tariff approval
- SPP names Jim Gonzalez new senior director of seams and western services
- Markets+ funding agreement and funding mechanism receive FERC approval
- SPP’s Statement on the April 26 Load Shed Event in Northwest Louisiana
- SPP board selects Transource to construct $72 million Oklahoma transmission project
- SPP board approves expedited generation interconnection process to help meet regional resource adequacy
- SPP forecasts anticipate higher-than-normal summer temperatures, high likelihood of meeting regional demand for electricity
- SPP Partners with Hitachi to Develop Advanced AI Solution
- Markets+ phase two development begins with secured financing
- SPP publishes report on April 26, 2025 load-shed event
- SPP names external affairs and markets leadership positions
- Southwest Power Pool Celebrates Landmark Federal Approvals Advancing Regional Resource Adequacy
- SPP ANNOUNCES PROMOTION, RETIREMENT
- SPP consolidated planning process to reduce costs and help meet nation’s growing energy needs
- Markets+ phase two governance begins with key Western commitments
- Southwest Power Pool Board of Directors announces new leadership (1)
- Southwest Power Pool reaches milestone in acceleration of generation interconnection requests
- Southwest Power Pool board approves accelerated pathway for large load connection
- Tim Vigil named director of SPP Market Monitoring Unit for Markets+
- Erin Cullum Marcussen named director of SPP governance, risk, and compliance
- SPP board advances regional transmission plan to keep pace with accelerating growth and ensure grid reliability
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