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United States. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Issues Delegated Order to Southwest Power Pool, Inc.

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a delegated order to Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) regarding the revised Network Integration Transmission Service Agreement and the Network Operating Agreement. On April 30, 2025, as amended on June 6, 2025, SPP submitted the agreements, which were accepted for filing effective April 1, 2025. The order constitutes final agency action and allows for requests for rehearing to be filed within 30 days of its issuance. The agreements involve several host transmission owners, including Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Central Power Electric Cooperative, Inc., and others.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a delegated order to Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) regarding the revised Network Integration Transmission Service Agreement and the Network Operating Agreement.
  • The agreements were submitted on April 30, 2025, and were amended on June 6, 2025, with the request for acceptance effective April 1, 2025.
  • The filing was publicly noticed, and no protests or adverse comments were filed.
  • The order grants notices of intervention, timely-filed motions to intervene, and unopposed motions to intervene out-of-time.
  • The action does not constitute approval of any service, rate, charge, classification, or rule, regulation, contract, or practice affecting such rate or service.
  • The order is without prejudice to any findings or orders made by the Commission in any proceeding now pending or hereafter instituted.

Statistics:

  • The order was issued on July 22, 2025.
  • The filing was submitted on April 30, 2025, and amended on June 6, 2025.
  • The agreement involves 10 host transmission owners, including Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Central Power Electric Cooperative, Inc., Corn Belt Power Cooperative, and others.
  • 30 days are allowed for requests for rehearing to be filed after the issuance of the order.

Sources:

  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (2025, July 22). Southwest Power Pool, Inc. Docket No. ER25-2090-001.
  • Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (2025, April 30). Service Agreements Tariff, 3125 Basin Electric NITSA, 3125 Basin Electric Power Cooperative NITSA NOA (18.1.0).
  • 18 C.F.R. S 35.3(a)(2).
  • 18 C.F.R. S 385.713.

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