Press Releases
Southwest Power Pool celebrates 75 years of electric reliability through relationships
On Dec. 16, 1941, in support of the American war effort, 11 electric utilities agreed to pool their resources to keep power flowing to Jones Mill — an aluminum production facility outside Malvern, Ark. President Franklin Roosevelt’s wartime goal to produce 50,000 airplanes per year had created the need for huge quantities of aluminum, and Jones Mill’s operation would require 120 megawatts of power — exceeding its home state’s installed capacity of 100 MW at the time. From the utilities’ partnership, Southwest Power Pool (SPP) was formed, and the new organization was successful in pooling power to support the plant. After the war, SPP continued as a leader providing safe, reliable power to U.S. homes.
Read MoreTotal savings from SPP’s markets cross the $1 billion mark
As of September 2016, Southwest Power Pool’s (SPP) wholesale electricity markets have reduced the cost of electricity by more than $1 billion since 2014, the regional transmission organization (RTO) announced Tuesday.
Read MoreCustomizable mapping tool provides improved situation awareness for grid operators
Knowing what is occurring in many places at one time — and being able to process that information quickly — is critical to the success of an electric grid operator.
Today, two grid operators are using a visualization tool, designed by their own in-house experts, that is helping their operations teams maintain that awareness more efficiently and effectively than ever before, and it is available at no cost to other entities that can benefit from this type of resource.
SPP Seeks Industry Experts to Assess Competitive Transmission Project Proposals
Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) is accepting applications to serve on an independent panel to review transmission construction proposals in 2017.
Read MoreSPP board votes to lower planning reserve margins, award first competitively bid project, approve $363M in transmission upgrades
Southwest Power Pool’s (SPP) board of directors today approved two recommendations, lowering the regional transmission organization’s (RTO) planning reserve margin and naming the designated transmission owner (DTO) responsible for construction of SPP’s first competitively bid transmission project.
Read MoreSPP completes competitive transmission project process, publishes industry expert report and recommendation to board
Southwest Power Pool (SPP) today published its first Industry Expert Panel (IEP) Recommendation Report assessing competitive proposals for construction of the “Walkemeyer” project: an estimated 21-mile, 115kV line from Walkemeyer to North Liberal in western Kansas. This report includes the IEP’s recommendation to the SPP board of directors for the selection of a designated transmission owner (DTO) and an alternate DTO.
Read MoreSPP RE Trustees elect new chairman
On March 22, the Southwest Power Pool Regional Entity Trustees held a public teleconference to elect a new chairman, due to the resignation of former chairman John Meyer. Dave Christiano was elected as the new SPP RE Trustees chairman. Please contact Emily Pennel for more information.
Read MoreSPP employees inspire students to explore STEM education
SPP hosted more than 100 high-school students from across the state Feb. 25 to demonstrate to them the value of STEM education in our work.
Read MoreTransmission upgrades delivering substantial value for Southwest Power Pool members
Construction of electric transmission upgrades in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) from 2012 to 2014 resulted in more than $240 million in fuel cost savings for utilities during the first year of operation of the company’s wholesale energy market, according to a new study from the regional power grid operator.
Read MoreSouthwest Power Pool elects Graham Edwards, Bruce Scherr to Board of Directors
The members of Southwest Power Pool (SPP), a regional power grid operator that ensures access to reliable and affordable sources of electricity, today elected Graham Edwards of Isle of Palms, S.C., and Bruce Scherr of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., to the company’s board of directors during a meeting in Oklahoma City.
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