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- Spring 2018 Quarterly State of the Market Report highlights load changes, energy prices and auction revenue rights
- Western, Basin, Heartland join Southwest Power Pool
- SPP board directs construction of high-voltage transmission projects in 6 states, discusses growth in the west, hears stakeholder reports
- Southwest Power Pool releases final analysis of draft Clean Power Plan
- SPP opens lines of communication with western reliability-coordination customers with new stakeholder forum
- Southwest Power Pool appoints Matt Morais Associate General Counsel
- SPP’s westward growth continues with administration of congestion-management plan
- Southwest Power Pool accepting applications to serve on competitive transmission construction review panel for 2016
- SPP to provide RC service for numerous western utilities beginning in late 2019
- Southwest Power Pool expands electric grid management to 14 states
- Summer 2018 Quarterly State of the Market Report highlights energy prices, decline in congestion
- SPP Clean Power Plan assessment shows regional compliance possible by 2030, but at a cost
- Southwest Power Pool, Little Rock School District partner to enhance STEM education for local students
- Ross, See elected as SPP Officers
- Southwest Power Pool elects Susan Certoma and Darcy Ortiz to board of directors
- FERC approves Integrated System joining SPP
- Southwest Power Pool board outlines 2019 goals, approves new rate schedules and endorses 2018 transmission planning report
- SPP assesses Clean Power Plan, says more time is needed to implement
- As it turns five, Southwest Power Pool’s Integrated Marketplace is saving billions and enabling big changes in energy dispatch
- SPP Board approves changes to facilitate Integrated System membership
- SPP invites utilities to help build an electricity market to serve the west
- SPP seeks industry experts to serve on competitive transmission project panels
- Southwest Power Pool leaders talk western expansion, holistic change and market performance at quarterly meetings
- SPP’s Integrated Marketplace online and running smoothly
- SPP proposes Western Energy Imbalance Service Market to bring cost savings and grid modernization to the west
- SPP stakeholders vote to proceed with Integrated Marketplace March 1
- Southwest Power Pool President and CEO Nick Brown to retire after more than three decades of leadership
- SPP files complaint with FERC over lack of compensation from MISO
- Southwest Power Pool board approves policy recommendations to enhance reliability, planning and market functions
- SPP to implement Integrated Marketplace’s TCR Market October 18
- Southwest Power Pool board promotes three to senior vice president roles
- SPP board approves $751 million of transmission expansion projects
- Three regional utilities announce decision to join Southwest Power Pool market
- SPP Order 1000 compliance filing proposes open competitive transmission project process
- Report: SPP had lowest average wholesale market prices nationwide in 2019
- Ciesiel named SPP RE General Manager
- SPP board directs construction of 44 transmission projects; elects new leaders
- Ross to join SPP as SVP for Government Affairs and Public Relations
- Southwest Power Pool COO Carl Monroe announces plans to retire in Q1 2020
- Withdraw of appeal gives full confidence in highway/byway regional cost allocation process
- SPP receives certification to provide Western Reliability Coordination service starting Dec. 3, 2019
- SPP files tariff revisions for Integrated Marketplace
- Southwest Power Pool now providing reliability coordination service in the west
- SPP Board approves over $1.7 billion of transmission expansion projects
- SPP launches new Strategic Market Roadmap development process
- SPP to add 50 jobs to Little Rock in 2012
- SPP’s western market gains two new participants
- Southwest Power Pool better choice for Arkansas customers and local community
- Southwest Power Pool board names Barbara Sugg as new president and CEO
- OPPD reaffirms status as SPP member
- Southwest Power Pool elects Bronwen Bastone to board of directors
- SPP region hits all-time record for electricity use
- Nickell elected as SPP’s chief operating officer
- SPP is the best choice for Entergy and Arkansas ratepayers
- SPP announces 2020 transmission expansion plan and electricity storage recommendations
- Southwest Power Pool anticipates renegotiation of JOA if Entergy joins MISO
- Southwest Power Pool board names new executive leaders
- SPP Board approves Integrated Marketplace budget
- SPP files WEIS Tariff with FERC
- Southwest Power Pool receives USEA 2011 Energy Industry Volunteer Partnership award
- SPP seeks industry experts to assess competitive transmission project proposals (2)
- SPP approves transmission plan for the Year 2030, further development of new energy markets
- A message to stakeholders re: SPP's COVID-19 response
- Power restored in southern Louisiana
- A message to stakeholders re: SPP's COVID-19 response (1)
- Suskie to Join Southwest Power Pool
- SPP COVID-19 Response Update - March 26, 2020
- SPP holds groundbreaking ceremony for new campus
- In memory of Bruce Scherr
- Integrated transmission planning process approved by FERC
- SPP COVID-19 Response Update - April 2, 2020
- FERC approves new cost sharing method for expanding SPP’s transmission grid
- SPP COVID-19 Response Update - April 9, 2020
- SPP approves construction of new electric transmission infrastructure
- SPP COVID-19 Response Update - April 16, 2020
- SPP proposes new cost sharing method for expanding the regional electric transmission grid
- SPP COVID-19 Response Update - April 23, 2020
- Southwest Power Pool to build corporate headquarters in Little Rock
- SPP board discusses COVID-19 impacts, approves uniform local planning criteria
- Barbara Sugg elected as SPP Vice President of Information Technology
- SPP COVID-19 Response Update - May 7, 2020
- Wind study identifies challenges, solutions to adding more wind energy to the regional electric grid
- SPP COVID-19 Response Update - May 14, 2020
- New integrated transmission expansion planning process and cost allocation methodology approved
- SPP COVID-19 Response Update - May 21, 2020
- SPP priority transmission expansion projects endorsed, pending further study
- SPP COVID-19 Response Update - June 11, 2020
- New integrated planning process will focus on regional, EHV transmission expansion
- SPP COVID-19 Response Update - July 1, 2020
- SPP, MISO and Joint Parties Reach Transmission Usage Agreement
- SPP stakeholders discuss wind, market roadmap, 2020 goals and HITT improvements
- Southwest Power Pool elects Graham Edwards, Bruce Scherr to Board of Directors
- Northwest Power Pool hires Southwest Power Pool to aid in resource adequacy program development
- Transmission upgrades delivering substantial value for Southwest Power Pool members
- SPP’s role in western reliability continues to grow with addition of new customers in four states
- SPP employees inspire students to explore STEM education
- An update from SPP President & CEO Barbara Sugg - Sept. 3, 2020
- SPP RE Trustees elect new chairman
- MISO and SPP to conduct joint study targeting interconnection challenges
- SPP Seeks Industry Experts to Assess Competitive Transmission Project Proposals
- From SPP's COO: Pandemic response update and news from the Sept. 22 board meeting
- SPP completes competitive transmission project process, publishes industry expert report and recommendation to board
- Southwest Power Pool Elects Elizabeth Moore to board of directors
- Customizable mapping tool provides improved situation awareness for grid operators
- SPP stakeholders approve transmission plans and improvements to power grid operations
- SPP board votes to lower planning reserve margins, award first competitively bid project, approve $363M in transmission upgrades
- SPP and stakeholders will consider RTO expansion to the west; study anticipates $49M in annual savings for current and new members
- Total savings from SPP’s markets cross the $1 billion mark
- An update from SPP President & CEO Barbara Sugg - Dec. 14, 2020
- Southwest Power Pool celebrates 75 years of electric reliability through relationships
- Kara Fornstrom to serve as SPP director of state regulatory policy
- Southwest Power Pool elects Mark Crisson to Board of Directors, approves 13 transmission upgrades
- SPP receives approval of western market tariff
- SPP’s Sugg testifies to lawmakers that electric utility industry is committed to security of the power grid
- SPP seeks industry experts to assess competitive transmission project proposals (3)
- With DOE approval, Southwest Power Pool now authorized to export power into Canada
- Former FERC director to join SPP staff
- SPP sets North American record for wind power
- SPP becomes first regional grid operator with wind as No. 1 annual fuel source, considers electric storage participation in markets, approves 2021 transmission plan
- Report from North America’s electricity system operators examines impact of emerging technologies
- Southwest Power Pool expands offerings to western utilities with launch of new electricity market
- Keith Collins to oversee Southwest Power Pool Market Monitoring Unit beginning June 1, 2017
- Southwest Power Pool preparing for worsening system conditions due to extreme cold
- SPP seeks industry experts to assess competitive transmission project proposals - 20170712
- SPP issues new energy emergency alert due to extreme cold
- Southwest Power Pool to dissolve regional entity, focus on regional transmission organization functions
- SPP elevates Energy Emergency Alert to Level 3 as grid conditions tighten further
- Grid operator Southwest Power Pool keeps the lights on during August 21 eclipse
- SPP restores load, anticipates that regional grid conditions will continue to evolve
- Summer 2017 Quarterly State of the Market Report highlights energy pricing trends, new scarcity pricing methodology and more
- Grid Conditions Update (Feb. 16, 2021 6:46 a.m.): EEA3 declared effective immediately
- SPP sets wind and renewable penetration records
- SPP ends Energy Emergency Alert, remains in conservative operations
- Fall 2017 Quarterly State of the Market Report highlights energy pricing trends, generation by wind resources, a discussion of negative prices and more
- A statement from Barbara Sugg, Southwest Power Pool president and chief executive officer
- Southwest Power Pool, Mountain West Transmission Group move closer to RTO membership for western entities
- SPP to conduct comprehensive review of February winter storm event
- Winter 2018 Quarterly State of the Market Report highlights congestion trends, energy prices, a discussion of winter weather events, and more
- Southwest Power Pool initiates controlled outages to maintain system reliability
- SPP Market Monitor’s Annual State of the Market Report shows competitive markets, recommends steps for enhanced flexibility and efficiency
- Additional utility joins evaluation of RTO expansion to the west; study anticipates $49M in annual savings for current and new members
- SPP seeks industry experts to assess competitive transmission project proposals (1)
- Kelly Carney to serve as SPP vice president of human capital
- SPP to provide reliability-coordination service in the west
- SPP reports $2.14B in annual savings for members, unveils new mission and vision to board of directors
- Colorado Springs Utilities joins Southwest Power Pool’s western market, will evaluate RTO membership
- Talina Mathews to serve as SPP director of state regulatory policy
- SPP board of directors approves western RTO expansion terms and conditions
- SPP board directs action on winter storm recommendations
- Northwest Power Pool to Hire Southwest Power Pool to Provide Program Operator Services for Resource Adequacy Program under Development
- SPP board of directors advances transmission planning and workplace diversity
- SPP’s first gas pipeline member represents close collaboration across industries
- SPP seeks industry experts to assess competitive transmission project proposals (4)
- Southwest Power Pool elects Cupparo and Trowbridge to serve on board of directors
- Colorado utilities plan to join the Western Energy Imbalance Service Market
- MISO and SPP complete Joint Targeted Interconnection Queue
- Tamika Edwards named SPP Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- SPP sets regional records for renewable energy production
- SPP board selects NextEra Energy Transmission Southwest, LLC to construct $55 million Oklahoma transmission project
- Grid operator Southwest Power Pool anticipates sufficient energy resources to keep the lights on throughout the summer
- Southwest Power Pool names directors to support market operation and development
- Southwest Power Pool keeps the lights on as region sets new record for electricity use
- Southwest Power Pool’s western electricity market grows with addition of Colorado Springs Utilities
- Southwest Power Pool announces new western energy market initiative commitment
- SPP welcomes new utility to group evaluating western RTO expansion
- Southwest Power Pool announces additional commitments to western market development
- Arizona entities announce commitment to SPP Markets+ development
- Southwest Power Pool welcomes first international member
- Carrie Simpson to serve as Southwest Power Pool’s director of western services development
- SPP board of directors selects new leadership, SPP membership elects two new directors
- SPP confirms timing of Markets+ implementation milestones; Powerex commits to Markets+ participation and funding
- Southwest Power Pool releases detailed proposal for western energy market
- A message from Barbara Sugg, Southwest Power Pool president and chief executive officer
- Kim O’Guinn to serve as SPP director of state regulatory policy
- SPP announces new vice presidents of markets and engineering
- Southwest Power Pool sees record wintertime electricity use, issues advisories in response to extreme cold
- Southwest Power Pool issues Energy Emergency Alert 1 due to extreme cold
- SPP seeks industry experts to assess competitive transmission project proposals (5)
- SPP names new senior vice president of finance and chief financial officer
- Markets+ phase one development confirmed with first western market commitments
- SPP’s independent and inclusive Markets+ governance model allows diverse voices to drive western market development
- Natasha Henderson named new director of system planning for SPP
- SPP’s development of Markets+ underway with funding and participation from diverse western stakeholders
- SPP’s Western Energy Imbalance Service Market (WEIS) provides millions in benefits, more than doubles in size
- SPP reports show billions in annual savings, analyze performance during Winter Storm Elliott, and anticipate the grid’s future opportunities and challenges
- Southwest Power Pool anticipates sufficient energy resources for summer reliability
- Southwest Power Pool named one of the best places to work in Arkansas
- Southwest Power Pool achieves milestone in Generator Interconnection study backlog mitigation
- SPP board selects NextEra Energy Transmission Southwest, LLC to construct $291.6 million New Mexico transmission project
- SPP RTO will expand with commitments from western utilities
- MN Commerce Department and regional grid operators receive $464 million from U.S. Department of Energy for innovative electric grid project
- Southwest Power Pool welcomes Stuart Solomon, Irene Dimitry to board, reelects Elizabeth Moore to new term
- 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
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