Southwest Pool Power Considering Westward Expansion
Regional transmission operator Southwest Pool Power (SPP) announced interest in a western state expansion after a recent study found the move would produce $49 million a year in savings. If membership is pursued, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, Deseret Power Electric Cooperative and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, amongst others, could become the first members to place facilities in the Western Interconnection under SPP’s Open Access Transmission Tariff.