SPP, MISO identify 7 cross-seam transmission projects that could unlock up to 53 GW of new generation. Dive Brief: The Midcontinent Independent System Operator and the Southwest Power Pool are ...

MISO, SPP, and the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas, that state’s grid operator, undertook a series of collaborative grid expansion projects in the 2000s and early 2010s.

Industry experts discussed the forces driving regional transmission planning, the net benefits of transmission, and the impact of high-capacity transmission projects.

Utilities and regulators must do more to help consumers understand how their energy usage affects the grid and offer smart incentives to shift demand.

MISO’s approximate max power capacity is 138 gigawatts. Hawkins said for the Southwest Power Pool’s territory, spring peak demand ranges from 25 to 35 gigawatts. That spikes to around 56 gigawatts in ...

As if things haven’t become bad enough for the catastrophic anthropogenic global warming (CAGW) crowd in Louisiana, now it ...

Like MISO, SPP can direct its power company collaborators to power down, or load shed, in their service areas to prevent an even more serious emergency or a crisis.

MISO, SPP, and the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas, that state’s grid operator, undertook a series of collaborative grid expansion projects in the 2000s and early 2010s.

Extreme weather, such as heat waves, can negatively affect the country’s energy supply, and utility officials are taking stock of resources as summer begins. The Southwest Power Pool is the ...