Analysis: Southwest Power Pool March prices fall on milder weather, mixed on the year Milder weather and heavier wind output pushed Southwest Power Pool wholesale power prices lower in March, but the year-over-year differences varied by location, with North Hub prices up and South Hub prices down. Day-ahead on-peak prices at SPP South Hub fell … Continue reading Analysis: Southwest Power Pool March prices fall on milder weather, mixed on the year→
Wind Power Keeps Breaking Records In Central US Early on the morning of March 16, wind provided 60% of the region’s electric needs. That number set a record, breaking an earlier one set only a week and a half earlier. Wind power also recently set records for highest peak generation at 15,690 MW and continuously … Continue reading Wind Power Keeps Breaking Records In Central US→
Southwest Power Pool real-time prices drop on high wind generation Southwest Power Pool real-time prices turned negative Monday afternoon as wind generation picked up. South Hub real-time was negative $15.25/MWh around 1:25 pm CDT Monday as wind generation increased in the SPP footprint. Wind generation was more than 43% of the SPP fuel mix at … Continue reading Southwest Power Pool real-time prices drop on high wind generation→
Mountain West Transmission Group moves closer to SPP membership Full integration off Mountain West into SPP is a process that will take years, but the board this week approved the next phase. According to a statement, the vote results from a year of negotiating the terms and conditions of Market West’s proposed membership. SPP says … Continue reading #Mountain_West Transmission Group moves closer to SPP membership→
Coal loses share to natural gas in SPP’s February fuel mix Coal-fired generation across the Southwest Power Pool accounted for 44% of total generation in February, down from 47% in January and 48% a year ago, while gas-fired generation recouped coal’s loss, the most recent SPP data showed. Total coal-fired generation averaged 328 GWh/d in … Continue reading Coal loses share to natural gas in SPP’s February fuel mix→
FERC opens investigations into pricing of fast-start resources in three regional power markets The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently began investigations into the pricing of fast-start resources by the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), PJM Interconnection (PJM), and Southwest Power Pool (SPP). FERC found recently the power markets’ “current practices may be unjust … Continue reading FERC opens investigations into pricing of fast-start resources in three regional power markets→
Sierra Club rips overreliance on coal by some electric utilities The Sierra Club issued a report today that says electric utilities in the Southwest Power Pool have been overusing coal-powered power plants instead of cheaper forms of supply, effectively subsidizing the coal industry. Among those cited in the report is the Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Corporation, … Continue reading #Sierra_Club rips overreliance on coal by some electric utilities→
Court Rejects Challenge to SPP-Integrated System Merger The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday denied Kansas regulators’ challenge to a 2014 FERC order approving SPP’s merger with the Integrated System (IS) (15-1447). In its petition for review, the Kansas Corporation Commission contended that FERC’s approval of the merger allowed SPP to integrate Basin Electric … Continue reading Court Rejects Challenge to SPP – Integrated System Merger→
Monett City Council votes to form power pool Empire offer bypassed for greater potential savings The Monett City Council has authorized forming a pool of cities through the Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission (MJMUC) to buy wholesale electricity off the market, rather than buying exclusively from Empire District Electric Company. The vote on Monday … Continue reading Monett City Council votes to form #power_pool→
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