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Tom Kleckner

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Tom Kleckner Reposted

The Bonneville Power Administration’s insistence on favoring joining SPP’s Markets+ over CAISO’s Extended Day-ahead Market is “alarming” and could lead to $221 million in economic advantages going up in smoke. See Full Story: ow.ly/PYHJ50U8J9W Writer: Henrik Nilsson

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Tom Kleckner Reposted

North America’s electric grid faces “familiar challenges” this winter but is also displaying “good reasons for optimism” heading into the cold months. See Full Story: ow.ly/jSa950U7Ary Writer: Holden Mann

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Tom Kleckner Reposted

Both Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) and former FERC Chair Neil Chatterjee (R) see the current lame duck Congress as having the best, possibly last chance to pass the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024. See Full Story: ow.ly/QlBN50U7Aqc Writer: K Kaufmann

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Tom Kleckner Reposted

FERC on Nov. 13 approved tariff revisions and modifications to the joint operating agreement between MISO and SPP that will enshrine a structural and cost-allocation framework for the five 345-kV projects. See Full Story: ow.ly/5QHi50U7Apx Writer: Tom Kleckner

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Arkansas' first wind farm, the Crossover project near Wynne, is going up. Should be about 132MW. Very excited to see this!

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Tom Kleckner Reposted

FERC recently approved the MISO-SPP filing to facilitate the Joint Targeted Interconnection Queue (JTIQ) process. This marks a significant step in the program as SPP and MISO move forward with seeking approval from respective boards. @MISO_energy

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Tom Kleckner Reposted

SPP's Markets+ Participant Executive Committee (MPEC) wrapped up a productive quarterly meeting in Portland, Oregon. With an impressive 99% average approval rate, participants voted on several key Markets+ protocols, marking significant progress in our collaborative efforts.

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Tom Kleckner Reposted

The Biden administration on Nov. 12 rolled out a new plan to triple nuclear power in the U.S. by 2050, with a multipronged strategy of building new large and small modular reactors. See Full Story: ow.ly/sW6o50U5MSP Writer: K Kaufmann

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Tom Kleckner Reposted

The Bonneville Power Administration should be allowed to decide on a day-ahead market without outside federal interference, a group of Northwest publicly owned utilities (POUs) that favor SPP’s Markets+. See Full Story: ow.ly/te6V50U5MRI Writer: Robert Mullin

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Tom Kleckner Reposted

Former FERC Chair Neil Chatterjee sparked concerns about the incoming Trump administration’s control of the federal bureaucracy and how that might impact the commission’s independence with a post on X on Nov. 6. See Full Story: ow.ly/ioNG50U4OF9 Writer: James Downing

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MISO is poised to eliminate its emergency demand response participation option, framing it as a clunky and scarcely used source of emergency assistance. See Full Story: ow.ly/129a50U4OAi Writer: Amanda Durish Cook

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Tom Kleckner Reposted

Public Service Company of New Mexico announced Nov. 11 its intent to join CAISO’s Extended-Day Market, extending EDAM’s reach farther into the Desert Southwest in its latest victory over SPP’s Markets+. See Full Story: ow.ly/7wh550U4OlF Writer: Elaine Goodman

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Tom Kleckner Reposted

The Bonneville Power Administration’s biggest risks in joining SPP’s Markets+ come down to footprint size and the limited transmission connectivity between the Northwest and Southwest entities. See Full Story: ow.ly/IKTt50U2RFR Writer: Robert Mullin

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A largely polite discussion at the Bonneville Power Administration’s Nov. 4 day-ahead market participation workshop ended on a testy note. See Full Story: ow.ly/3k7H50U296M Writer: Robert Mullin

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Tom Kleckner Reposted

Attempts to quantify the impact former President Donald Trump’s reelection will have on the energy sector are complicated by the sheer number of moving pieces and his unpredictable leadership style. See Full Story: ow.ly/xmFH50U1RKE Writer: John Cropley

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Tom Kleckner Reposted

Kristie Fiegen and Randy Christmann, Republican regulatory commissioners from the Dakotas who sit on SPP’s Regional State Committee, both won reelection to six-year terms Nov. 5. See Full Story: ow.ly/ERV450U1QHc Writer: Tom Kleckner

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Tom Kleckner Reposted

The Southeast’s traditionally risk-averse vertically integrated utilities are now embracing the clean energy transition, driven by economic development in the form of new industry and data centers. See Full Story: ow.ly/woGX50U0YQh Writer: K Kaufmann

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Tom Kleckner Reposted

Eversource Energy’s exit from the offshore wind business drove a $118 million loss in the third quarter of 2024, offsetting increased revenue from its electric and gas distribution business relative to 2023. See Full Story: ow.ly/hvBk50U0YPS Writer: Jon Lamson

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Tom Kleckner Reposted

Stay updated on the latest news and developments from Markets+ by viewing this month's newsletter: myemail.constantcontact.com/Markets--News.…. To have the Markets+ newsletter sent directly to your inbox, simply add the SPP Markets+ Exploder to your SPP.org account.

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Tom Kleckner Reposted

NERC has filed five proposed reliability standards with FERC, completing an occasionally eventful development process and taking the final step toward satisfying the commission’s mandate. See Full Story: ow.ly/q92650U0YOl Writer: Holden Mann

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