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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 enforcement and development of reliability standards. SPP has members in nine states. Read more About SPP or SPP Fast Facts.
Register on our email list page to receive news releases, regulatory filings, or a monthly e-newsletter summarizing organizational group activities (select News, SPP Public Filings, or Organizational Group E-Newsletter). Visit our Newsroom for more SPP headlines:
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{8/2/2010}
Our new LIP Contour Map page depicts market prices and grid congestion, and updates every 60 seconds (located under Market Info). The Non-Coincidental Peak Load page represents the sum of each footprint's members' peak energy use for a particular day (linked from Fast Facts page).
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{7/30/2010}
SPP is hosting two four-hour workshops to give Markets and Operations Policy Committee representatives and other stakeholders another opportunity to learn about Future Markets. Register for the August 24th workshop in Dallas, which will cover:
- Day Ahead Market and Real-Time Balancing Market overview/examples
- Virtual Offers and Bids
- Co-optimization of Energy and Operating Reserves
- Scarcity Pricing of Operating Reserves
- Financial Schedules
The MOPC will vote on the Future Market Protocols at their October meeting. If you need a better understanding about the Future Markets design, this is a great chance to interact with SPP staff and get answers to your questions.
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{7/28/2010}
 The Board of Directors approved the 2010 Strategic Plan, which was created by the Strategic Planning Committee with member input. Three foundational strategies and associated initiatives were developed to leverage SPP's capabilities and operational processes: Build a Robust Transmission System, Develop Efficient Market Processes, and Create Member Value.
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{7/20/2010}
SPP is the winner of the 2010 THV Summer Cereal Drive, which collected food and monetary donations for the Arkansas Foodbank Network. Of over 100 Arkansas businesses, SPP employees made the largest donation of more than 14,000 boxes of cereal. The Arkansas Foodbank Network is one of many charitable organizations supported by SPP and its staff, including Heart of Arkansas United Way, Youth Home, Our House, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, and the American Red Cross of Greater Arkansas.
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{7/15/2010}
FERC approved SPP's Integrated Transmission Planning process (ITP), which was approved by the SPP Board of Directors in October 2009. "The ITP will assess the SPP region's transmission needs in the long-and near-term to create a cost-effective, flexible, and robust transmission network. More transmission means better access to our region's diverse generation resources," said SPP Senior Vice President of Engineering and Regulatory Policy Les Dillahunty. "Along with the recently-approved Highway/Byway cost allocation methodology, the ITP promotes transmission investment that will meet reliability, economic, and public policy needs."
According to FERC Chairman Wellinghoff, "SPP management and its Members have developed a proactive approach to planning…It is also a flexible approach that allows SPP and its stakeholders to regularly assess whether that process is achieving its objectives and to adjust as the needs of the system change...other regions may want to follow its lead." Read the FERC filing and FERC news release, or watch the FERC meeting.
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