Tom Kleckner

SPP Correspondent for RTO Insider

[Tom Kleckner @tkleckner1]

@nytopinion @MichaelEWebber Nice piece of work, Michael!

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In the waning hours of his first full day as SPP’s CEO-in-waiting, Lanny Nickell was deep into a phone conversation with a reporter and laying out his plans for 2025.

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Writer: Tom Kleckner

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Northern Virginia isn’t the only place scrambling to find enough electricity to keep its data centers powered 24/7, said Javier Fernandez, president and CEO of Omaha Public Power District.

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Writer: K Kaufmann

[Midcontinent ISO @MISO_energy]

Yesterday, MISO's Board of Directors unanimously approved the historic 2024 MISO Transmission Expansion Plan (MTEP24), the largest portfolio of transmission projects in U.S. history.

This comprehensive plan includes the Long Range Transmission Planning (LRTP) Tranche 2.1 portfolio, featuring 24 regional projects that provide 3,631 miles of robust transmission in MISO’s Midwest Subregion and deliver benefits exceeding costs.

MISO appreciates its members, stakeholders and staff collaborating to drive the Tranche 2.1 effort to the finish line. A special thanks to Aubrey Johnson for sharing his insight into the planning process and what the portfolio means for the future grid.

Learn more about the comprehensive transmission plan: https://t.co/DsOKucLjVi.

#TransmissionPlanning #GridOfTheFuture #PowerSystems #EnergyTransition #CriticalInfrastructure #PowerGrid #EnergyTwitter

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MISO told its Board of Directors it’s essential to draft an interconnection queue express lane for generators that resolves resource adequacy risks and has stamps of approval from regulators.

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Writer: Amanda Durish Cook

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In a two-day virtual meeting, members of NERC’s Reliability and Security Technical Committee worked through what Chair Rich Hydzik, of Avista, called “a fairly strong agenda”.

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Writer: Holden Mann

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Voltus filed a complaint with FERC against MISO on Dec. 11 asking it to require the RTO to allow the replacement of customers who sign up as load-modifying resources (LMRs) in the Planning Reserve Auctions (EL25-37).

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Writer: James Downing

[Ken Sands @kensands]

Big deal in the Midwest.

MISO board goes against advice of its market monitor and approves $21.8 billion transmission portfolio. #energytwitter
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Puget Sound Energy has become the latest utility to stake a claim in the North Plains Connector, a 420-mile transmission line from central North Dakota to southeast Montana.

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Writer: Elaine Goodman

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In its last meeting of the year on Dec. 10, NERC’s Board of Trustees voted to adopt a number of new reliability standards, along with taking action on multiple organizational items.

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Writer: Holden Mann

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CAISO is considering how to apply fast-start pricing to the Extended Day-Ahead Market (EDAM), a topic that has been a sticking point for some as entities across the West decide whether to join it or SPP’s Markets+.

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Writer: Ayla Burnett

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In her four years leading the Department of Energy, Secretary Jennifer Granholm has never been anything less than enthusiastic, if not downright ebullient, about the U.S. clean energy transition.

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Writer: K Kaufmann

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The Bonneville Power Administration hit all its reliability goals in fiscal 2024 despite massive wildfires, peak load records and public safety power shutoffs, agency staff said during a stakeholder workshop Dec. 4.

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Writer: Henrik Nilsson

[Simon Mahan @SimonMahan]

Great new report by GridStrategies highlighting forecasts to load growth.
1. 128 GW new load by 2029 (or maybe 23 GW)
2. Generator interconnection must go faster
My disclaimers: Areas without data/IRPs not included. Only new gas, wind, solar, batteries can get built in 4 yrs.

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Entergy Louisiana on Dec. 5 confirmed that a new $10 billion data center being built by Meta is the motive behind its recent filing to build three new gas plants at a combined 2.3 GW.

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Writer: Amanda Durish Cook

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Meta and Amazon Web Services continue to search for ways to meet their data centers’ growing power demand, requesting proposals for nuclear reactor construction and announcing new efficiency measures.

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Writer: John Cropley

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Electric industry participants asked FERC for flexibility in setting the new supply chain risk management (SCRM) standards the commission suggested in a notice of proposed rulemaking issued in September (RM24-4).

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Writer: James Downing

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ERCOT stakeholders approved a pair of protocol changes related to transmission planning as the Texas grid operator continues to grapple with connecting incoming load to its system.

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Writer: Tom Kleckner

[SPP @SPPorg]

Markets+ participants have released a sixth Issue Alert that examines how the role and actions of the market operator influence market outcomes in the West. Read about this Issue Alert at https://t.co/XxhAyh6I03

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Energy leaders from the U.S. and Canada grappled with the challenges of balancing decarbonization and affordability at the New England-Canada Business Council’s (NECBC’s) Executive Energy Conference on Nov. 20-21.

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Writer: Jon Lamson