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January 24, 2011
Honorable Kimberly D. Bose Secretary Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 888 First Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20426
Re: Southwest Power Pool, Inc., Docket No. ER11-____Submission of Revisions to Open Access Transmission Tariff to Modify Operational Constraint Violation Relaxation Limit
Dear Secretary Bose:
Pursuant to section 205 of the Federal Power Act (“FPA”), 16 U.S.C. § 824d, and Part 35 of the regulations of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “Commission”), 18 C.F.R. § 35, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (“SPP”), as authorized by its independent Board of Directors, hereby proposes to revise its Open Access Transmission Tariff (“OATT” or “Tariff”) to reduce the currently effective Violation Relaxation Limit (“VRL”) governing operational constraints (“OCs”) from $1,500/MW of loading to a set of tiered “block” dollar values based on the percentage amount of the overload. The proposed change follows the completion of an annual review of VRL levels and a “Block VRL Analysis” performed by SPP staff at the request of the SPP Market Working Group (“MWG”). In support of the requested change, SPP states the following:
I. BACKGROUND
A. Description of SPP
SPP is a Commission-approved Regional Transmission Organization (“RTO”). It is an Arkansas non-profit corporation with its principal place of business in Little Rock, Arkansas. SPP currently has 61 members serving more than 6 million households and covering a geographic area of 370,000 square miles. SPP’s current membership consists of 14 investor-owned utilities, 9 municipal systems, 12 generation and transmission cooperatives, 4 state agencies, 7 independent power producers, 10 power marketers, and 5 independent transmission companies.
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As an RTO, SPP is a transmission provider administering transmission service over portions of Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. In addition, through SPP’s EIS Market, participants are able to purchase and sell wholesale electricity in real-time, thereby promoting economic supply and demand balances and improved system stability. SPP’s EIS Market was implemented February 1, 2007 pursuant to Commission authorizations.1
B. Overview of VRLs
SPP’s EIS Market employs a Security-Constrained & Economic Dispatch engine (“SCED”) that is programmed to produce economically optimal solutions, subject to a series of security-based constraints. As relevant here, one such modeled constraint is a loading limit (MW) for each activated flowgate or other monitored transmission branch (“OC Limit”). When a specific OC Limit is reached on a monitored facility, the SCED engine is designed to search for other dispatch solutions rather than breach the OC Limit. However, in certain instances, the SCED engine cannot solve within the constraint limitation. In order to produce feasible results, some of the constraints (including OC Limits) must be relaxed to allow the temporary violation of the limit based on a pre-determined dollar value of that violation. The value of these violations, or violation relaxation limits (“VRLs”), allow the model to reach a lower-cost dispatch solution in lieu of continuing to dispatch generation resources at unreasonable costs. The specific values that are assigned to VRLs vary depending on the particular violation category. Currently, the Commission-approved OC VRL is set at $1,500/MW.
C. Related Proceedings: Docket Nos. EL07-73, ER07-319, ER09-1338, and ER10-393
In Docket Nos. EL07-73 and ER07-319, the Commission addressed various concerns raised by intervenors regarding the operation of VRLs in SPP’s EIS Market. Ultimately, the Commission directed SPP to submit VRL values for review and approval pursuant to section 205 of the FPA and initiated paper hearing procedures to consider the justness and reasonableness of the specific dollar amounts associated with each VRL.2
The paper hearing procedures resulted in the filing of an uncontested settlement agreement that resolved all issues pending in Docket Nos. EL07-73 and ER07-319. The settlement was approved by the Commission on June 3, 2009,3 and procedures were subsequently put in place to periodically monitor and reevaluate the operation of VRLs, including the performance and publication of annual VRL sensitivity analyses. 1 Sw. Power Pool, Inc., 118 FERC ¶ 61,055, reh’g denied, 120 FERC ¶ 61,018
(2007).
2 Sw. Power Pool, Inc., 119 FERC ¶ 61,342 (2007).
3 Sw. Power Pool, Inc., 127 FERC ¶ 61,216 (2009).
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The procedures for the sensitivity analyses were memorialized in a June 22, 2009 tariff filing in Docket No. ER09-1338-000, which was approved by Commission letter order issued August 18, 2009. Further, on December 7, 2009, SPP filed in Docket No. ER10-393 to reduce the VRL for OCs from $2,000/MW to $1,500/MW based on a VRL sensitivity analysis, which concluded that a reduction in the OC VRL could significantly reduce congestion prices within the EIS Market without a notable increase in the incidence or magnitude of OC violations. This filing was approved by Commission letter order issued January 25, 2010.
II. SPP STAKEHOLDER PROCESS AND APPROVAL OF PROPOSED TARIFF REVISIONS
In the instant filing, SPP proposes to revise its OC VRL from $1,500/MW to five separate “block” dollar values that vary based on the percentage of the OC Limit violation that ranges from $500/MW when the loading on an OC is between 100% and 101% to $1,500/MW when the loading on an OC is greater than 104%. This adjustment reflects the results of both the annual VRL analysis and a separate “Block VRL Analysis” performed by SPP staff at the request of SPP MWG. This MWG request was the result of extreme price volatility experienced in the previous year that caused certain Market Participants to limit their participation in the EIS Market. Based on the Block VRL Analysis, SPP staff determined that the use of five block VRLs would significantly decrease the price volatility while only minimally increasing the amount of congestionexperienced in the market.
Based on this analysis, a recommendation to change the structure of the OC VRL from $1,500/MW to the tiered system based on the level of violation as described further herein was vetted through the SPP stakeholder process and received unanimous approvals by the MWG on September 22, 2010 and the SPP Markets & Operations Policy Committee on October 12, 2010. The recommendation was then forwarded to SPP’s Board of Directors/Members Committee where it received unanimous approval onOctober 26, 2010.
III. DESCRIPTION AND JUSTIFICATION FOR TARIFF REVISIONS
As discussed above, the proposed tariff revision follows a comprehensive analysis of the operation of VRLs in SPP’s EIS Market and, in particular, consideration of the market and reliability impact of the proposed change from the current $1,500/MW VRL for OC Limits violations to the set of tiered “block” values that depend on the level of OC Limit Violation.
SPP staff, in its performance of the Block VRL Analysis, reviewed all OC Limit violations (i.e. VRL activations) that occurred between August 2009 and August 2010 and found that 61% of these violations occurred when the loading on the OC was between 100% and 104%. SPP staff then conducted a number of modeling runs to determine the impact of introducing various block dollar values at different levels of
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loading below 104% on price volatility, overall cost of congestion, and the amount of congestion experienced by any downward adjustment on the VRL values. SPP staff found that as fewer blocks are used, the effect of the block VRL is muted due to the presence of price volatility and a limited reduction in congestion costs. Inversely, as more blocks are used, additional OC Limit violations occur as the inherent price signal is lost to the market, and significant additional violations could become more difficult to control with non-market congestion management tools (e.g. the transmission loading relief (“TLR”) process).
Of the various scenarios studied by SPP Staff, the use of five block values progressing linearly from $500/MW to $1500/MW for loading between 100% and 104% was the most effective in balancing the reduction in price volatility and the overall cost of congestion with the additional congestion introduced into the market due to the VRL change. It is expected that this proposed modification to the VRL values will significantly reduce the cost of congestion in all instances of OC Limit violations below 104% of loading (which, as noted above, accounted for 61% of all violations from August 2009 – August 2010) while adding only minimal additional OC Limit violations to the system (the flowgate example included in the Block VRL Analysis report showed additional loading of roughly 2 MW or less than two-tenths of a percent of the OC Limit for that flowgate).
Accordingly, the purpose of the enclosed tariff revision is to modify the OC VRL from the current set value of $1,500/MW to a set of block values that vary based on the percentage loading on an OC Limit. No other changes are proposed. This adjustment reflects an enhancement to SPP’s EIS Market based on commitments previously made by SPP to monitor and reevaluate the operation of VRLs. Having been fully vetted through SPP’s stakeholder process and receiving broad-based and unanimous support, SPP submits that the proposed change warrants Commission approval.
IV. EFFECTIVE DATE
SPP requests that the Commission accept the tariff revision proposed in this filing with an effective date of March 25, 2011. This effective date would permit SPP sufficient time to allow for implementation of the requested tariff modification and installation of all required software changes following issuance of a Commission order (assuming sixty (60) days for issuance of such order).
V. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
A. Information Required by Section 35.13 of the Commission’s Regulations, 18 C.F.R. § 35.13:
(1) Documents submitted with this filing:
In addition to this transmittal letter, the following material is provided with this filing: (a) a list of its Members and Customers
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served with a copy of this filing, as Attachment A; (b) a clean and redline version of the Tariff revisions.
(2) Effective Date:
As discussed in this filing, SPP requests that the Commission accept the proposed Tariff revisions with an effective date ofMarch 25, 2011.
(3) Service:
SPP has served a copy of this filing on all its Members and Customers. A complete copy of this filing will be posted on the SPP web site www.spp.org, and is also being served on all affected state commissions.
(4) Requisite Agreements:
SPP’s Board of Directors approved this filing at its meeting on October 27, 2010.
(5) Specifically assignable facilities installed or modified:
There are none.
B. Communications:
Correspondence and communications with respect to this filing should be sent to, and SPP requests the Secretary to include on the official service list, the following:
Heather H. Starnes, J.D. Jeffrey G. DiSciulloManager, Regulatory Policy Jeffrey W. PriceSouthwest Power Pool, Inc. Wright & Talisman, P.C.415 North McKinley, Suite 140, Plaza West 1200 G Street, NWLittle Rock, AR 72205 Suite 600Telephone: (501) 614-3380 Washington, D.C. 20005Fax: (501) 664-9553 Telephone: (202) [email protected] Fax: (202) 393-1240
[email protected]@wrightlaw.com
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VI. CONCLUSION
For the foregoing reasons, SPP respectfully requests that the Commission accept the Tariff revision submitted in this filing, with an effective date of March 25, 2011. SPP further requests waiver of any additional Commission regulations that the Commission may deem applicable.
Respectfully submitted,
Jeffrey W. Price
Jeffrey G. DiSciulloJeffrey W. Price
Attorneys forSouthwest Power Pool, Inc.
Attachment A
SPP Customer List
Lundy KigerDirector of Gov't & Community RelationsAES Shady Point, LLCP.O. Box 1740Panama, OK 74951
Don MosierAmeren Energy Marketing Company1901 Choteau AvenueMail Code AME-902St. Louis, MO 63103
Shawn SchukarAmeren Services Company1901 Choteau AvenueMail Code AME-900St. Louis, MO 63103
Monique Rowtham-Kennedy, Senior CounselAmerican Electric Power 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.Suite 320Washington, D.C. 20004-2684
C. Richard Ross, Director Market DevelopmentAmerican Electric Power6705 E. 81st StreetSuite 160Tulsa, OK 74133
Ricky BittleArkansas Electric Cooperative Corp.P.O. Box 194208Little Rock, AR 72219-4208
Chris BolickAssociated Electric Cooperative, Inc.2814 S. GoldenP.O. Box 754Springfield, MO 65801-0754
Ms. Michelle HileyBarclays Bank PLC200 Park AvenueNew York, NY 10166
Mr. David CharlesBasin Electric Power Company1717 East Interstate AvenueBismarck, ND 58504
Larry WilliamsonFERC Tariff and Compliance ManagerBlack Hills Power, Inc.P.O. Box 1400Rapid City, SD 57709
Andy ButcherManager Generation Dispatch and Power MarketingBlack Hills Power, Inc.P.O. Box 1400Rapid City, SD 57709
Vanessa KelloggBlue Canyon Windpower, LLC808 Travis StreetSuite 700Houston, TX 77002
Matt DanielAsset Management AssociateBlue Canyon Windpower, LLC808 Travis Street, suite 700Houston, TX 77002
Greg BruceBP Energy Co.501 Westlake Park Blvd.Houston, TX 77079
SPP Customer List
David Van HoogstratenDirector of Wind Energy PolicyBP Wind Energy North America, Inc.1101 New York Avenue, N.W.Suite 700Washington, DC 20005
Carla HarrymanRegulatory Compliance SpecialistBP Wind Energy North America, Inc.700 Louisiana Street33rd FloorHouston, TX 77002
Fred MitroWind Development ManagerBP Wind Energy North America, Inc.700 Louisiana Street33rd FloorHouston, TX 77002
Clifton KarneiBrazos Electric Power CooperativeP.O. Box 2585Waco, TX 76702-2585
Daniel WhyteBrookfield Power Corporation480 Boulevard de-la-CITEGatineau, Quebec J8T8R3
Christopher CoulterCalpine Energy Services L.P.717 Texas Avenue, Suite 1000Houston, TX 77002
Gene BeckerCargill Power Markets, LLC12700 Whitewater DriveMS 151Minnetonka, MN 55343
Robert Williams, General ManagerCarthage Water & Electric Plant149 E. 3rd StreetP.O. Box 611Carthage, MO 64836
Walter HornadayCielo Power Marketing, LP823 Congress AvenueSuite 500Austin, TX 78701
Kolby P. Kettler, DirectorCitigroup Energy Inc.2800 Post Oak Blvd.Suite 500Houston, TX 77056-6156
Jim SuttonCity of AugustaP.O. Box 489Augusta, KS 67010
Gerald BritschgePower Plant SuperintendentCity of Burlingame101 E. Santa Fe AvenueBurlingame, KS 66413
Larry GatesCity of ChanuteP.O. Box 907Chanute, KS 66720
Steve McGieManager of Interconnected OperationsCity of Coffeyville KSP.O. Box 1629Coffeyville, KS 67337
SPP Customer List
Jeff MorrisCity ManagerCity of Coffeyville KSP.O. Box 1629Coffeyville, KS 67337
Michael D. ShookSuperintendent of Electric OperationsCity of Coffeyville KSP.O. Box 1629Coffeyville, KS 67337
E. Leon DaggettCity of IndependenceP.O. Box 1019Independence, MO 64051
Gregory DuMarsCity AdministratorCity of LindsborgP.O. Box 70Lindsborg, KS 67456
Tim DunnPublic Works DirectorCity of LindsborgP.O. Box 70Lindsborg, KS 67456
Mr. Galen CumminsUtility Production DirectorCity of Mulvane211 N. Second StreetMulvane, KS 67110
Ms. Patty GerwickCity ClerkCity of Mulvane211 N. Second StreetMulvane, KS 67110
Mike Gilliland, Director of UtilitiesCity of Osage City201 S. 5th StreetP.O. Box 250Osage City, KS 66523
Billy HouseOffice ManagerCity of PrescottP.O. Box 676Prescott, AR 71857
John StephensCity Utilities of Springfield301 E. Central StreetP.O. Box 551Springfield, MO 65801
Mark MacDonald, Director FERC Regulatory AffairsCleco Power LLC2030 Donahue Ferry RoadPineville, LA 71360-5000
Mark MacDonald, Director FERC Regulatory AffairsCleco Support Group LLC2030 Donahue Ferry RoadPineville, LA 71360-5000
Wanda LeeCobb Electric Membership Corporation1000 EMC ParkwayMarietta, GA 30061
Tad JohnsenColumbia Water and Light DepartmentP.O. Box 6015Columbia, MO 65205
SPP Customer List
Russell MartinsonConAgra Trade Group, Inc.Eleven ConAgra Drive, STE 11-160Omaha, NE 68102
Gary J. Morsches, President and CEOConectiv Energy Supply, Inc.500 N. Wakefield DriveNewark, DE 19702
Maria HendrixConoco Inc.600 North Dairy Ashford (CH1081)Houston, TX 77079
Randall OsteenConstellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc.111 Market PlaceSuite 500Baltimore, MD 21202
Rob JanssenDogwood Energy LLC6700 Alexander Bell DriveSuite 360Columbia, MD 21046
Marcia HissongDTE Energy Trading414 South Main StreetSuite 200Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Chris ArmitageEagle Energy Partners, L.L.P.4700 West Sam Houston Parkway N.Suite 250Houston, TX 77041
Seth BrownEast Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.P.O. Box 631623Nacogdoches, TX 75623-1623
Eastex Cogeneration LTD Partner
Kelly WaltersEmpire District Electric CompanyP.O. Box 127Joplin, MO 64802
Bary WarrenDirector of Transmission Policy & ComplianceEmpire District Electric CompanyP.O. Box 127Joplin, MO 64802
Chris DubayEnergetix, Inc.31 Lewis Street, Suite 401Binghamton, NY 13901
Brooke SeimsEnergy Transfer Group3738 Oaklawn AvenueDallas, TX 75219
Andrea Weinstein, Assistant General CounselEntergy Power Ventures, LP101 Constitution Ave., N.W.Suite 200-EastWashington, D.C. 20001
SPP Customer List
Tom Reagan, President, Competitive OperationsEntergy Power Ventures, LP1661 Gravier StreetNew Orleans, LA 70112
Matt WolfEntergy Services, Inc.Parkwood Two Bldg., Suite 30010055 Grogan’s Mill Rd.The Woodlands, TX 77380
Kristy AshleyExelon Generation Company, LLC1005 Congress AvenueAustin, TX 78701
Fortis Energy Marketing & Trading1100 Louisiana, Suite 4900Houston, TX 77002
Ms. Carrie ClarkStaff AttorneyGolden Spread Electric Coop., Inc.P.O. Box 9898Amarillo, TX 79105
Mark W. Schwirtz President and General ManagerGolden Spread Electric Coop., Inc.P.O. Box 9898Amarillo, TX 79105
Mike WiseVice President, Transmission & OperationsGolden Spread Electric Coop., Inc.P.O. Box 9898Amarillo, TX 79105
Michael Kiefner, Chief Operating OfficerGrand River Dam AuthorityP.O. Box 409Vinita, OK 74301-0409
Mr. Jim DeTourHastings Utilities1228 N. Denver AvenueP.O. Box 289Hastings, NE 68902
Mr. Jim BerryPower Plant SupervisorHigginsville Municipal UtilitiesP.O. Box 110Higginsville, MO 64037
David L. FincherDirector, Electric System PlanningHoper Water & LightP.O. Box 2020Hope, AR 70802-2020
Brent Hebert, Director of Regulatory AffairsHorizon Wind Energy, LLC808 Travis StreetSuite 700Houston, TX 77002
Toan Nguyen, Legal DepartmentIberdrola Renewables, Inc.1125 NW Couch StreetSuite 700Portland, OR 97209
Ms. Thresa AllenIberdrola Renewables, Inc.1125 Couch StreetSuite 700Portland, OR 97209
SPP Customer List
Kathy BeniniJ. Aron & Company85 Broad Street26th FloorNew York, NY 10004
Daniel FeitJ. Aron & Company1 New York Plaza38th FloorNew York, NY 10004
Ronald BowenJonesboro City Water & LightP.O. Box 1289Jonesboro, AR 72403
Ms. Bridget PattiJW Prairie Wind Power645 MassachusettsSuite 300Lawrence, KS 66044
Patricia DennyKansas City Power & Light CompanyP.O. Box 418679Kansas City, MO 64141-9679
Mr. Charles LockeKansas City Power & Light CompanyP.O. Box 418679Kansas City, MO 64141-9679
Doug HewittKansas City Power & Light CompanyP.O. Box 418679Kansas City, MO 64141-9679
Robert D. BowserKansas Electric Power CooperativeP.O. Box 4877Topeka, KS 66604-0877
Amanda KenlyDirector, Credit & ContractsKansas Energy LLC17795 W. 106th StreetSuite 204Olathe, KS 66061
Rusty SmithVice President, PowerKansas Energy LLC17795 W. 106th StreetSuite 204Olathe, KS 66061
Neil RowlandKansas Municipal Energy Agency6300 West 95th StreetOverland Park, KS 66212-1431
Mr. Colin WhitleyKansas Power Pool200 W. DouglasSuite 601Wichita, KS 67202
Dan O’BrienGeneral ManagerKaw Valley Electric1100 SW Auburn RoadTopeka, KS 66615
Jerry ManningAssistant ManagerKaw Valley Electric1100 SW Auburn RoadTopeka, KS 66615
SPP Customer List
Bob AdamKC Board of Public Utilities312 N. 65th StreetKansas City, KS 66102
Patricia DennyKCP&L Greater Missouri Operations CompanyP.O. Box 418679Kansas City, MO 64141-9679
Mr. Charles LockeKCP&L Greater Missouri Operations CompanyP.O. Box 418679Kansas City, MO 64141-9679
Doug HewittKCP&L Greater Missouri Operations CompanyP.O. Box 418679Kansas City, MO 64141-9679
Frank LedouxLafayette Utilities Systems1314 Walker RoadP.O. Box 4017-CLafayette, LA 70502
Liberty Power Holdings LLC800 W. Cypress Creek RoadFort Lauderdale, FL 33309
Ben LaneySystems AdministratorLighthouse Energy Trading Co., Inc.7077 Northland CircleSuite 200Brooklyn Park, MN 55428
Dennis FloromLincoln Electric System1040 O StreetLincoln, NE 68501
Doug CurryLincoln Electric System1040 O StreetLincoln, NE 68501
Eric RuskampLincoln Electric System1040 O StreetLincoln, NE 68501
Andrea Kraft, Manager of Wholesale PowerLuminant Energy Company, LLCEnergy Plaza1601 Bryan Street, Suite 11005BDallas, TX 75201
Martin Gauthier, PresidentMAG Energy Solutions, Inc.1010 Sherbrooke WestSuite 800Montreal, Quebec H3A 2R7
Anchalee DoMerrill Lynch Commodities, Inc.20 E. Greenway Plaza – 8th FloorHouston, TX 77046
Ms. Cheryl CannonMerrill Lynch Commodities, Inc.20 E. Greenway Plaza – 8th FloorHouston, TX 77046
SPP Customer List
Gregory C. SchaeferRegulatory Manager, Wholesale TradingMid-American Energy Company4299 Northwest Urbandale DriveUrbandale, IA 50322
William DowlingMidwest Energy1330 Canterbury RoadP.O. Box 898Hays, KS 67601-0898
Deborah HartMorgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc.Commodities2000 Westchester AvenuePurchase, NY 10577
Tom HestermannManager, Transmission PolicyMid-Kansas Electric Company, LLCP.O. Box 980Hays, Kansas 67601
Noman WilliamsV.P. Transmission Services & EngineeringMid-Kansas Electric Company, LLCP.O. Box 980Hays, Kansas 67601
Doug HealyGeneral CounselMissouri Joint Municipal EUC939 N. Booneville, Suite ASpringfield, MO 65802
Eve LissikAssistant General ManagerMissouri Joint Municipal EUC1808 I-70 Drive SWColumbia, MO 65203
Rebecca AtkinsEnergy EconomistMissouri Joint Municipal EUC1808 I-70 Drive SWColumbia, MO 65203
Robert PickManager of Electric MarketsMunicipal Energy Agency of NebraskaP.O. Box 951241111 O Street, Suite 200Lincoln, NE 68509-5124
Benjamin MaherManager of Electric OperationsMunicipal Energy Agency of NebraskaP.O. Box 951241111 O Street, Suite 200Lincoln, NE 68509-5124
Paul J. MaloneNebraska Public Power District907 West 25th StreetP.O. Box 608York, NE 68467-0608
Harold L. HadlandNebraska Public Power District1414 15th StreetP.O. Box 499Columbus, NE 68602-4099
Ronald F. Thompson, Jr.Nebraska Public Power District2060 W. Platte River Dr.P.O. Box 1000Doniphan, NE 68832-1000
Kathleen BrinkerGeneral ManagerNemaha-Marshall Electric Cooperative Assoc. Inc.402 PrairieP.O. Box OAxtell, KS 66403
SPP Customer List
Charles SchultzNextera Energy Power Marketing, LLC700 Universe Blvd.Juno Beach, FL 33408
Rachel PanzicaSenior ParalegalNoble Great Plains Windpark, LLC8 Railroad Avenue, Suite 8Essex, CT 06426
Rick Tyler, General ManagerNortheast Texas Electric Cooperative1127 Judson RoadSuite 249Longview, TX 75601
Bernie LiuSenior Transmission Tariff ConsultantNorthern States Power Company414 Nicollet MallMinneapolis, MN 55401
Lain LovelaceDirector of Energy & RiskNorthPoint Energy Solutions2025 Victoria AvenueRegina, SK S4P0S1
Keith ComeauxDirector of Regulatory ComplianceNRG Power Marketing, Inc.112 Telly StreetNew Roads, LA 70760
Alice JacksonOccidental Power Marketing, L.P.P.O. Box 275705 Greenway Plaza, Suite 110Houston, TX 77227-7570
Jean HallOccidental Power Services, Inc.P.O. Box 275705 Greenway Plaza, Suite 110Houston, TX 77227-7570
Gary D. ClearOklahoma Gas & Electric CompanyPost Office box 321, Mail Code GB58Oklahoma City, OK 73101-0321
Cindy HolmanOklahoma Municipal Power AuthorityP.O. Box 1960Edmund, OK 73083-1960
Kimber L. Shoop, Senior AttorneyOklahoma Gas & Electric CompanyPost Office Box 321, Mail Code 1208Oklahoma City, OK 73101-0321
Pat McDonieONEOK Power Marketing100 W. Fifth StreetSuite 1600Tulsa, OK 74103
Margaret SailorsOmaha Public Power District444 S. 16th Street, Mall, 10E/EP1Omaha, NE 68102
Bruce GlorvigenOtter Tail Power Company215 S. CascadeFergus Falls, MN 56537
SPP Customer List
John HudsonPeople’s Electric CooperativeP.O. Box 429Ada, OK 74820
Anne LovettPPL EnergyPlus, LLC2 North Ninth Street PL7Allentown, PA 18101
David EubankPublic Service Company of New MexicoAlvarado Square MS-0604Albuquerque, NM 87158
Cynthia HenryRegulatory Administration ManagerPublic Service Company of Colorado550 15th Street, Suite 1000Denver, CO 80202
Joe WolfeRainbow Energy Marketing Corp.Kirkwood Office Tower919 S. 7th Street, Suite 405Bismarck, ND 58504
Mike RustumRedbud Energy, LP1825 Eye Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20006
Robert JanssenRedbud Energy, LP6700 Alexander Bell DriveSuite 360Columbia, MD 21046
John RitchRRI Energy Services, Inc.1000 Main StreetHouston, TX 77002
Grace TomczakSempra Energy Trading83 Commerce RoadStamford, CT 06902
Diane Davis, Commercial AdvisorShell Energy North America (US), L.P.909 Fannin, Plaza Level OneHouston, TX 77010
Rick LandersSikeston Board of Municipal UtilitiesP.O. Box 370Sikeston, MO 63801
Jessica CollinsMarket Operations ManagerSouthwestern Public Service Company550 15th Street, Suite 1000Denver, CO 80202
Tracey StewartSouthwestern Power AdministrationU.S. Department of EnergyOne West Third StreetTulsa, OK 74103
Teri BrownTenaska Power Services Co.1701 E. Lamar Blvd.Suite 100Arlington, TX 76006
SPP Customer List
Michael KnauffTennessee Power Company4612 Maria StreetChattanooga, TN 37411-1209
Steve WatsonTennessee Valley Authority1101 Market Street, MR 2DChattanooga, TN 37402-2801
Edd Hargett, General ManagerTex-La Electric Cooperative of Texas, Inc.P.O. Box 631623Nacogdoches, TX 75963
Rene DumstorfThe Energy Authority301 West Bay StreetSuite 2600Jacksonville, FL 32202
Mr. Chris MelleyThird Planet Windpower4239 SW High Meadow AvenuePalm City, FL 34990
Sterling KochTransAlta Energy Marketing (US) Inc.110 12 th Avenue S.W.Box 1900, Station “M”Calgary, Alberta T2P 2M1
Suzanne Calcagno, Regulatory ComplianceUBS AG, London Branch677 Washington Blvd.C/O UBSW Energy – 6th FloorStamford, CT 06901
Frederick KunkelWabash Valley Power Association, Inc.722 N. High School RoadIndianapolis, IN 46214
Dennis ReedWestar Energy, Inc.818 S. Kansas AvenueTopeka, KS 66612
Grant WilkersonWestar Energy, Inc.818 S. Kansas AvenueTopeka, KS 66612
Mr. John StonebargerWestern Area Power Administration (WAPA)P.O. Box 790Watertown, SD 57201
Mr. Pete KinneyWestern Area Power Administration (WAPA)P.O. Box 790Watertown, SD 57201
Gary RouletWestern Farmers Electric CooperativeP.O. Box 429Anadarko, OK 73005-0429
Brenda HollandXcel Energy/Southwestern Public Service Company600 South Tyler, Suite 2400Amarillo, Texas 79101
SPP Customer List
John EichelmannXcel Energy/Southwestern Public Service Company600 South Tyler, Suite 2400Amarillo, Texas 79101
Allison Heaton, Legal/Compliance ManagerMacquarie Energy LLC500 Dallas St. Suite 3100Houston, TX 77002
Eric Barreveld, Energy Market SupervisorSmoky Hills Wind Project II, LLCOne Tech Drive, Suite 220Andover, MA 01810
SPP Member List
Frank BristolAcciona Wind Energy USA LLC333 West Wacker DriveSuite 1500Chicago, IL 60606
Gary BraunAcciona Wind Energy USA LLC333 West Wacker DriveSuite 1500Chicago, IL 60606
Mr. Kip Fox, Manager RTO PolicyAmerican Electric PowerAEP Oklahoma Transmission Company, Inc.AEP Southwestern Transmission Company, Inc.1201 Elm Street, Suite 800Dallas, TX 75250
Gary VoigtArkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation8000 Scott Hamilton DrivePost Office Box 194208Little Rock, AR 72209
Christopher CoulterCalpine Energy Services L.P.717 Texas Avenue, Suite 1000Houston, TX 77002
Gene BeckerCargill Power Markets, LLC12700 Whitewater DriveMS 151Minnetonka, MN 55343
Robert PriestCity of Clarksdale MississippiP.O. Box 70Clarksdale, MS 38614
E. Leon DaggettCity of Independence, MOP.O. Box 1019Independence, MO 64051
Jeff KnottekCity Utilities (Springfield, MO)301 E. CentralP.O. Box 551Springfield, MO 65801-0551
Mark MacDonald, Director FERC Regulatory AffairsCleco Corporation2030 Donahue Ferry RoadPineville, LA 71360-5000
Carl CosciaConstellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc.111 Market PlaceSuite 600Baltimore, MD 21202
Walter YeagerDuke Energy139 East Fourth StreetMail Code EA600Cincinnati, OH 45202
Kevin Carter, Market and RTO Services ManagerDuke Energy139 East Fourth StreetMail Code EA600Cincinnati, OH 45202
Jason Cox, Sr. Director, MW Asset ManagementDynegy Power Marketing1000 Louisiana AvenueSuite 5800Houston, TX 77002
SPP Member List
Tambra OffieldEast Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.P.O. Box 631623Nacogdoches, TX 75963-1623
Letitia Davis, VP, Chief Ethics and Compliance Ofr.Edison Mission Marketing & Trading Inc.160 Federal StreetBoston, MA 02110-1776
Christopher Bernard, Trading & Regulatory ComplianceEdison Mission Marketing & Trading Inc.160 Federal StreetBoston, MA 02110-1776
Ellen Oswald, Director of NERC ComplianceEdison Mission Marketing & Trading Inc.160 Federal StreetBoston, MA 02110-1776
Dennis PriceEl Paso Marketing, L.P.1001 Louisiana StreetHouston, TX 77002
Mr. Mike PalmerVice President – Commercial OperationsEmpire District Electric CompanyP.O. Box 127Joplin, MO 64802
Andrea Weinstein, Assistant General CounselEntergy Power Ventures, LP101 Constitution Ave., N.W.Suite 200-EastWashington, D.C. 20001
Tom Reagan, PresidentCompetitive OperationsEntergy Power Ventures, LP1661 Gravier StreetNew Orleans, LA 70112
Randall HelmickVice President of TransmissionEntergy Services Inc.P.O. Box 61000M-ELEC-8GNew Orleans, LA 70161
Noel TraskLead Counsel, Exelon Power TeamExelon Business Services Company300 Exelon WayKennett Square, PA 19348
Mark W. Schwirtz President and General ManagerGolden Spread Electric Coop., Inc.P.O. Box 9898Amarillo, TX 79105
Michael Kiefner, Chief Operating OfficerGrand River Dam AuthorityP.O. Box 409Vinita, OK 74301-0409
Bill BojorquezVice President, PlanningHunt Transmission Services, LLCSutherland Asbill & Brennan701 Brazos Street, Suite 970Austin, TX 78701-2559
Susan BraunKansas City Power & Light CompanyP.O. Box 418679Kansas City, MO 64141-9679
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Todd FridleyKansas City Power & Light CompanyP.O. Box 418679Kansas City, MO 64106-9679
Robert D. BowserKansas Electric Power CooperativeP.O. Box 4877Topeka, KS 66604-0877
Frank LedouxLafayette Utilities SystemP.O. Box 4017-CLafayette, LA 70502
Dennis FloromLincoln Electric System1040 O StreetLincoln, NE 68501
Doug CurryLincoln Electric System1040 O StreetLincoln, NE 68501
Eric RuskampLincoln Electric System1040 O StreetLincoln, NE 68501
Cordell GrandLouisiana Energy & Power Authority210 Venture WayLafayette, LA 70507-5319
Andrea KraftManager of Wholesale PowerLuminant Energy Company, LLCEnergy Plaza1601 Bryan Street, Suite 11005BDallas, TX 75201
William DowlingMidwest Energy Inc.1330 CanturburyP.O. Box 898Hays, KS 67601-0898
Paul J. MaloneNebraska Public Power District907 West 25th StreetP.O. Box 608York, NE 68467-0608
Harold L. HadlandNebraska Public Power District1414 15th StreetP.O. Box 499Columbus, NE 68602-4099
Ronald F. Thompson, Jr.Nebraska Public Power District2060 W. Platte River Dr.P.O. Box 1000Doniphan, NE 68832-1000
Richard M. TylerNortheast Texas Electric Cooperative1127 Judson RoadSuite 249Longview, TX 75601
The Assistant General Counsel, Regulatory AffairsNRG Power Marketing Inc.211 Carnegie CenterPrinceton, NJ 08540
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Kimber ShoopOklahoma Gas and Electric CompanyPost Office box 321, Mail Code 1208Oklahoma City, OK 73101-0321
David L. KaysOklahoma Gas and Electric CompanyPost Office Box 321Oklahoma City , OK 73101-0321
Cindy HolmanOklahoma Municipal Power AuthorityP.O. Box 1960Edmond, OK 73083-1960
Margaret SailorsOmaha Public Power District444 S. 16th Street, Mall, 10E/EP1Omaha, NE 68102
Jimmy WeverPublic Service comm. Of Yazoo City MS210 South Mound StreetP.O. box 660Yazoo City, MS 39194
Robert JanssenRedbud Energy, LP6700 Alexander Bell DriveSuite 360Columbia, MD 21046
Trent CarlsonRRI Energy Services, Inc.1000 Main StreetHouston, TX 77002
Jeff Brown, Regulatory AffairsShell Energy North America (US), L.P.909 Fannin, Plaza Level OneHouston, TX 77010
Nick BrownSouthwest Power Pool415 N. McKinleySuite 140Little Rock, AR 72205-3020
AdministratorSouthwestern Power AdministrationAttn: 1000-AdministratorOne West 3rd StreetTulsa, OK 74103
L. Earl WatkinsSunflower Electric Power CorporationP.O. Box 980Hayes, KS 67601
Trudy HarperTenaska Power Services Co.1701 E. Lamar Blvd.Suite 100Arlington, TX 76006
Mr. Edd Hargett, General ManagerTex-La Electric Cooperative of Texas, Inc.P.O. Box 631623Nacogdoches, TX 75963
Darrell DorseyThe Board of Public Utilities (Kansas City KS)312 N. 65th StreetKansas City, KS 66102
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Dennis ReedWestar Energy, Inc.818 S. Kansas AvenueTopeka, KS 66612
Grant WilkersonWestar Energy, Inc.818 S. Kansas AvenueTopeka, KS 66612
Gary RouletWestern Farmers Electric CooperativeP.O. Box 429Anadarko, OK 73005-0429
Tim Woolley, Senior Manager, RTO PolicyXcel Energy550 15th Street, Suite 700Denver, CO 80202
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New Mexico Public Regulation CommissionDirector, Utility DivisionP.O. Box 1269Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-1269
Arkansas Public Service CommissionDirector Electric UtilitiesP.O. Box 400, 1000 Center StreetLittle Rock, Arkansas 72203-0400
Kansas Corporation CommissionExecutive Director1500 SW Arrowhead RoadTopeka, Kansas 66604
Louisiana Public Service CommissionAttn: SecretaryP.O. Box 91154Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-9154
Missouri Public Service CommissionUtility Regulatory ManagerGovernor Office Bldg.200 Madison StreetJefferson City, MO 65101
Oklahoma Corporation CommissionStrategic Liaison2101 Lincoln Blvd., Room 311BOklahoma City, OK 73152
Texas Public Utility CommissionDirector of General Law1701 N. Congress, 7th FloorAustin, TX 78701
Addendum 1 to Attachment AE
Violation Relaxation Limit Values (VRLs)
This Addendum 1 to Attachment AE sets forth the Violation Relaxation Limit Values (VRLs) to be used in conjunction with the operation of the SPP Energy Imbalance Service Market.
Violation Category VRL $ Level and Unit of Violation
Operational Constraint (Loading) Limit Block 1
$500 per MW when the loading is greater than 100% and less than or equal to 101% at each network constraint (called operating constraints or OCs)
Operational Constraint (Loading) Limit Block 2
$750 per MW when the loading is greater than 101% and less than or equal to 102% at each network constraint (called operating constraints or OCs)
Operational Constraint (Loading) Limit Block 3
$1,000 per MW when the loading is greater than 102% and less than or equal to 103% at each network constraint (called operating constraints or OCs)
Operational Constraint (Loading) Limit Block 4
$1,250 per MW when the loading is greater than 103% and less than or equal to 104% at each network constraint (called operating constraints or OCs)
Operational Constraint (Loading) Limit Block 5
$1,500 per MW when the loading is greater than 104% at each network constraint (called operating constraints or OCs)
Resource Ramp Rate Limit $5,000 per MW* at each resource Generation –to-Load Balance $50,000 per MW within each dispatch solutionResource Maximum/Minimum Limit $100,000 per MW at each resource
*Generally as quantified across a five-minute EIS Market deployment interval.
Addendum 1 to Attachment AE
Violation Relaxation Limit Values (VRLs)
This Addendum 1 to Attachment AE sets forth the Violation Relaxation Limit Values (VRLs) to
be used in conjunction with the operation of the SPP Energy Imbalance Service Market.
Violation Category VRL $ Level and Unit of Violation
Operational Constraint (Loading) Limit
Block 1
$1,500 per MW when the of loading is greater than
100% and less than or equal to 101% at each
network constraint (called operating constraints or
OCs)
Operational Constraint (Loading) Limit
Block 2
$750 per MW when the loading is greater than
101% and less than or equal to 102% at each
network constraint (called operating constraints or
OCs)
Operational Constraint (Loading) Limit
Block 3
$1,000 per MW when the loading is greater than
102% and less than or equal to 103% at each
network constraint (called operating constraints or
OCs)
Operational Constraint (Loading) Limit
Block 4
$1,250 per MW when the loading is greater than
103% and less than or equal to 104% at each
network constraint (called operating constraints or
OCs)
Operational Constraint (Loading) Limit
Block 5
$1,500 per MW when the loading is greater than
104% at each network constraint (called operating
constraints or OCs)
Resource Ramp Rate Limit $5,000 per MW* at each resource
Generation –to-Load Balance $50,000 per MW within each dispatch solution
Resource Maximum/Minimum Limit $100,000 per MW at each resource
*Generally as quantified across a five-minute EIS Market deployment interval.