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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 eight Southwestern states. Read more about What We Do or SPP Fast Facts.
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{posted 5/14/2008}
On June 10-11, SPP will host the first annual SPP Market Operations Users Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas. Participants will learn about Area Control Error (ACE) impact, system maintenance, real-time market information exchanges, SPP's market monitoring role, congestion management, IT systems change management, registration changes, and modeling coordination.
The conference will bring market participants and SPP market operations staff together for face-to-face interaction. Attendees will have an opportunity to meet the market team, then join the group for dinner at Cajun's Wharf. The registration deadline is May 27, 2008. Register for the Market Operations Users Social and Conference.
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{posted 4/28/2008}
Two recent studies determined that the first year of the SPP EIS market was successful. SPP performed a study that found net trade benefits of $103 million from the first year of market operation. Separately, Boston Pacific Company, Inc., SPP’s External Market Advisor, published an annual report on SPP’s electricity market conditions reflecting a robust market. Boston Pacific President Craig Roach stated, “The EIS market has been a success and should give the SPP board of directors and members the confidence to accelerate efforts toward creating new markets.” The reports are available on the Market Reports page of SPP.org. For more information, read the news release.
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{posted 4/22/2008}
The members of SPP elected Julian Brix of Williamsburg, Virginia to the SPP Board of Directors. Brix has a long history in the electric utility industry, including serving as president, CEO, and COO of Georgia Transmission Corporation; general manager of Cooperative Power; and general manager of Central Electric Power Cooperative. Most recently, Brix served as executive consultant for Brix International. Read the release.
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{posted 4/21/2008}
The 2007 SPP Annual Report highlights the year's major accomplishments, including launch of the Energy Imbalance Services market, Regional Entity implementation, and the opening of a new operations center. Read the annual report and financial statement. To request a printed copy, please email lhaywood@spp.org.
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{posted 4/4/2008}
The SPP Engineering Department has developed a new transmission system map in Geographic Information System (GIS) format, replacing previous AutoCAD versions. The new map more accurately represents transmission facilities in the SPP footprint. In the future, this map will be linked to a database containing additional information such as project tracking, physical, and technical transmission data. To request a map, submit the map request form.
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