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SPP Order 1000 compliance filing proposes open competitive transmission project process
Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (“SPP”) submitted Tuesday its filing to comply with the regional requirements of Order 1000 to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”).
Read MoreCiesiel named SPP RE General Manager
Southwest Power Pool (SPP) RE Trustees today announced that Ron Ciesiel has been named General Manager of the SPP RE effective August 1.
Read MoreRoss to join SPP as SVP for Government Affairs and Public Relations
Southwest Power Pool (SPP) today announced that U.S. Congressman Mike Ross will join SPP as its Senior Vice President for Government Affairs and Public Relations when his term in Congress ends in January.
Read MoreWithdraw of appeal gives full confidence in highway/byway regional cost allocation process
With the withdrawal of a federal appeal, all Southwest Power Pool Members have expressed their confidence in the Highway/Byway Regional Cost Allocation Methodology and Process for funding transmission expansion.
Read MoreSPP files tariff revisions for Integrated Marketplace
Southwest Power Pool (SPP) today completed a major milestone in implementing its Integrated Marketplace when it filed revisions to its Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
Read MoreSPP Board approves over $1.7 billion of transmission expansion projects
In keeping with its 2010 Strategic Plan to build a robust transmission system and develop efficient energy markets, the Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) Board of Directors approved a near-term transmission expansion plan that will result in the construction of $251 million in new transmission projects needed to maintain reliable supplies of electricity across its nine-state region.
Read MoreSPP to add 50 jobs to Little Rock in 2012
Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP), a non-profit organization that provides services to 65 members in the electricity utility industry in nine states, announced today it will add 50 new positions in 2012, at an average salary of $83,500.
Read MoreSouthwest Power Pool better choice for Arkansas customers and local community
In its post-hearing filing, made today at the Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC), Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) emphasized the benefits to all Arkansas electricity customers of Entergy joining its regional transmission organization (RTO).
Read MoreOPPD reaffirms status as SPP member
After discussions lasting sixteen months, Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) and Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) today announced that OPPD would continue its status as a transmission-owning member of SPP.
Read MoreSPP region hits all-time record for electricity use
On August 2, 2011 at 16:41, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) set a new regional electricity demand record of 54,949 megawatts (MW), surpassing the August 1, 2011 peak of 54,534 MW.
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