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Southwest Power Pool first regional organization to serve more than 90 percent of demands with renewable energy

Southwest Power Pool first regional organization to serve more than 90 percent of demands with renewable energy New records for renewable energy production and penetration were set this week by Southwest Power Pool (SPP), which served 90.2 percent of its 14-state territory’s electricity demands with renewable sources. It marked the first time a regional transmission … Continue reading Southwest Power Pool first regional organization to serve more than 90 percent of demands with renewable energy

DER Aggregations in #RTO / #ISO Markets: An Update on FERC Order No. 2222 Compliance and Implementation

DER Aggregations in RTO/ISO Markets: An Update on FERC Order No. 2222 Compliance and Implementation In September of 2020, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”) issued Order No. 2222,[1] requiring Regional Transmission Organizations (“RTOs”) and Independent System Operators (“ISOs”) to adopt rules allowing aggregations of distributed energy resources (“DERs”) to participate in the … Continue reading DER Aggregations in #RTO / #ISO Markets: An Update on FERC Order No. 2222 Compliance and Implementation

Three organizations join Western Energy Imbalance Service Market

Three organizations join Western Energy Imbalance Service Market Three organizations — Xcel Energy-Colorado, Platte River Power Authority, and Black Hills Colorado Electric – are joining the Western Energy Imbalance Service (WEIS) Market, operated by the Southwest Power Pool (SPP). An energy imbalance market is a real-time market in which energy generation from multiple power providers … Continue reading Three organizations join Western Energy Imbalance Service Market

SPP, MISO identify 7 cross-seam transmission projects that could unlock up to 53 GW of new generation

SPP, MISO identify 7 cross-seam transmission projects that could unlock up to 53 GW of new generation The SPP-MISO initiative grew out of a problem plaguing grid operators around the country: interconnection queues that are clogged with hundreds of requests from companies seeking to connect new generation sources to the grid. It is increasingly difficult … Continue reading SPP, MISO identify 7 cross-seam transmission projects that could unlock up to 53 GW of new generation

Coal beats wind in SPP 2021 fuel mix; power prices expected to follow gas, coal lower

Coal beats wind in SPP 2021 fuel mix; power prices expected to follow gas, coal lower Coal is expected to beat out wind for the top spot in the Southwest Power Pool’s generation fuel mix for 2021, but wind could regain the lead in 2022 due to ongoing shifts in natural gas and coal supplies. … Continue reading Coal beats wind in SPP 2021 fuel mix; power prices expected to follow gas, coal lower

#Colorado utilities could cut costs 5% by joining an #RTO, #PUC finds, as Western market momentum builds

Colorado utilities could cut costs 5% by joining an RTO, PUC finds, as Western market momentum builds The report comes as states and utilities across the West are considering options for forming one or more organized power markets to help them reduce costs, meet their energy goals and improve grid reliability. Utilities in Colorado and … Continue reading #Colorado utilities could cut costs 5% by joining an #RTO, #PUC finds, as Western market momentum builds

#Black_Hills ‘ Coal Generation Becomes Welcome Asset

Black Hills’ Coal Generation Becomes Welcome Asset Black Hills Corporation (NYSE:BKH) is an South Dakota-headquartered holding company with an eight-state service area shown below and 1.3 million natural gas and electric utility customers. In the map above, natural gas service areas are orange and electricity service areas are gray. Last year I rated Black Hills … Continue reading #Black_Hills ‘ Coal Generation Becomes Welcome Asset

#NextEra Energy Transmission awarded #Kansas to #Missouri transmission line project

NextEra Energy Transmission awarded Kansas to Missouri transmission line project The SPP Board of Directors approved a recommendation by an industry expert panel (IEP) to award the project to NextEra Energy Transmission, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy. The Wolf Creek-Blackberry project is a 94-mile, 345-kilovolt transmission line that runs from the Wolf Creek substation in … Continue reading #NextEra Energy Transmission awarded #Kansas to #Missouri transmission line project

FERC, NERC Outline Proposed New Reliability Standards Following the February Winter Storm

FERC, NERC Outline Proposed New Reliability Standards Following the February Winter Storm Last Thursday, the FERC/NERC joint inquiry presented their preliminary report and recommendations at FERC’s monthly open meeting. The report identified two main causes of the widespread outages: freezing or icing of electric generation components, and natural gas fuel supply issues—in particular, the effects … Continue reading FERC, NERC Outline Proposed New Reliability Standards Following the February Winter Storm

Southwest Power Pool report chronicles lessons learned from 2021 cold snap Rhett Morgan Aug 17, 2021 Updated Aug 18, 2021 0

Southwest Power Pool report chronicles lessons learned from 2021 cold snap Rhett Morgan Aug 17, 2021 Updated Aug 18, 2021 0 Many factors linked to the impacts of the state’s February’s deep freeze to the regional power grid were beyond the electricity manager’s control. That is according to more than a 100-page report presented Tuesday … Continue reading Southwest Power Pool report chronicles lessons learned from 2021 cold snap Rhett Morgan Aug 17, 2021 Updated Aug 18, 2021 0