Southwest Power Pool

Overview

Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is a nonprofit regional transmission organization headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. Founded in 1941, it oversees the electric grid and wholesale power market throughout a large portion of the central United States, spanning 14 states and reaching into 17 states through Western Energy Services. SPP manages approximately 60,000 miles of high-voltage transmission networks and supports 116 member companies from various sectors, including investor-owned utilities, municipal systems, and independent power producers.

The organization offers vital services such as grid management, market operations, and transmission planning to ensure reliable electricity delivery and cost efficiency. It operates energy markets that have produced notable financial savings for members and serves as a certified reliability coordinator. SPP's coordinated planning efforts have made significant economic impacts, reducing electricity costs by over $4.2 billion since 2014.

Basic Information

Contact Details

• Phone: +1 501-614-3200
• Website: spp.org
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/southwest-power-pool

Key Focus Areas & Initiatives

• nonprofit
• regional transmission organization
• electric grid management
• wholesale power market
• reliability coordination
• tariff administration
• regional scheduling
• transmission expansion
• market operations
• day-ahead market
• real-time energy market
• ancillary services
• renewable energy integration
• grid reliability
• economic efficiency
• energy trading
• transmission services
• capacity planning
• stakeholder engagement
• energy market participants
• western energy imbalance service
• markets+ initiative
• diverse energy portfolio
• sustainable power
• collaborative approach
• customer engagement
• electricity generation
• transmission infrastructure
• competitive electricity prices
• resource adequacy programs
• energy services
• operational excellence
• grid services
• fiscal responsibility
• environmental responsibility
• electric reliability
• wholesale electricity prices
• stakeholder relations
• power services
• market monitoring
• grid conditions
• resource adequacy
• generator interconnection
• transmission planning
• economic planning
• net benefits test
• outage coordination
• advancing technology
• tariff studies
• reliability planning
• modeling services
• project tracking
• compliance requirements
• rto compliance
• interregional relations
• energy market services
• spp portal
• stakeholder training
• training resources
• net conference events
• strategic planning
• customer relations
• demand response
• electricity markets
• power distribution
• regulatory compliance
• tariff revisions
• electricity supply management
• rms system
• benefit-cost analysis
• emergency management
• cybersecurity initiatives
• project management
• resource optimization
• electric service territory
• data analytics
• environmental sustainability
• b2b
• non-profit
• government
• services
• productivity
• nonprofit organization management

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Affiliated Organizations & Regional Branches