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MISO, SPP settling spats, working together on 4 new transmission projects

MISO, SPP settling spats, working together on 4 new transmission projects The most recent MISO-SPP dispute was sparked when power flows between MISO’s northern region and a new, southern region caused complaints last spring from SPP that MISO was moving more than the contracted 1,000 MW over the SPP footprint. But now it appears that … Continue reading MISO, SPP settling spats, working together on 4 new transmission projects →

Southwest Power Pool’s new integrated marketplace saves $131 million in first year: report

Southwest Power Pool’s new integrated marketplace saves $131 million in first year: report Southwest Power Pool’s new integrated marketplace generated $131 million in net savings for the footprint in its first 12 months of operation, a new analysis showed. Started March 1, 2014, SPP’s Integrated Marketplace features a day-ahead market with transmission congestion rights, a … Continue reading Southwest Power Pool’s new integrated marketplace saves $131 million in first year: report →

Nebraska Power Plant to Use Hydrogen Fuel, Slash CO2 Emissions

Nebraska Power Plant to Use Hydrogen Fuel, Slash CO2 Emissions Nebraska Public Power District, the state’s largest electric utility, plans to replace an existing coal-fired boiler at its Sheldon Station plant in Hallam with one that uses clean-burning hydrogen fuel — a move the utility expects to reduce CO2 emissions at the plant by 1.1 … Continue reading Nebraska Power Plant to Use Hydrogen Fuel, Slash CO2 Emissions →

SPP: Clean Power Plan goals will be difficult to reach through any route

SPP: Clean Power Plan goals will be difficult to reach through any route Southwest Power Pool (SPP) has, for the second time, analyzed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan (CPP), and found that it would cost $2.9 billion per year in generation-resource capital investment and energy production costs to meet the 2030 deadline … Continue reading SPP: Clean Power Plan goals will be difficult to reach through any route →

Southwest Power Pool: $2.9 Billion Annual Price Tag to Comply With #EPA ‘Dirty Air’ Rules

Southwest Power Pool: $2.9 Billion Annual Price Tag to Comply With EPA ‘Dirty Air’ Rules Grid operator Southwest Power Pool (SPP) said Wednesday that it would cost up to $2.9 billion a year to develop a regional plan to comply with President Obama’s proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP) that the federal Environmental Protection Agency is … Continue reading Southwest Power Pool: $2.9 Billion Annual Price Tag to Comply With #EPA ‘Dirty Air’ Rules →