Tom Kleckner

SPP is forecasting challenging conditions this summer but says it has enough available generation to meet demand.

Texas regulators are developing a rulemaking that will replace ERCOT’s 4CP mechanism with a 12CP methodology measured in 30-minute intervals.

ERCOT stakeholders are “at the end of the rope” in determining how they will vote on two revision requests regarding Batch Zero.

ERCOT stakeholders unanimously advanced two revision requests to the Board of Directors that will guide the implementation of the transitional cluster study, or Batch Zero, of interconnection requests for large loads.

FERC has rejected rehearing requests and sustained an order accepting SPP’s tariff revisions to establish subregions for the cost allocation of future byway projects under its highway/byway methodology.

The Texas Reliability Entity said the ERCOT region should have enough reserves to meet expected peak conditions this summer.

Texas regulators have approved Vistra’s acquisition of 100% of the membership interests in Q Generation, indirect owner of a plant.

The Minnesota Department of Commerce says that the U.S. Department of Energy will honor its grant to help fund the MISO-SPP JTIQ portfolio.

ERCOT’s Board of Directors has approved the grid operator’s rules for studying as much as 100 GW of large load interconnection requests.

ERCOT staff say they are going to “reimagine” the transmission planning process in developing an integrated, comprehensive plan.