FERC Grants Extension for Southwest Power Pool's Compliance Filing

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a formal notice granting an extension of time for Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) to submit its compliance filing in the proceeding American Electric Power Service Corp., et al. v. Southwest Power Pool, Inc. The extension was requested by SPP and its affiliates, who argued that additional time is necessary to work with other stakeholders and obtain input for the filing. FERC has granted the extension, pushing back the deadline from November 28, 2023, to February 9, 2024.

Key Takeaways:

• FERC has granted an extension of time for SPP to submit its compliance filing in the proceeding American Electric Power Service Corp., et al. v. Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
• The extension was requested by SPP and its affiliates, who argued that additional time is necessary to work with other stakeholders and obtain input for the filing.
• The new deadline for SPP to submit its compliance filing is February 9, 2024.
• No party opposed the motion for extension of time.
• The extension will not impact any other SPP processes.

Statistics:

• The original deadline for SPP to submit its compliance filing was November 28, 2023.
• The new deadline for SPP to submit its compliance filing is February 9, 2024.
• The extension granted by FERC adds approximately 72 days to the original deadline.

Sources:

• American Electric Power Service Corp. v. Sw. Power Pool, Inc., 184 FERC P 61,207, at PP 2, 34 (2023).
• 18 C.F.R. SSSS 385.212, 385.2008 (2022).