WSPP

RFPpower attended the WSPP meeting in Tucson last week. The three major issues explored were: 1) the Secretary of Energy's recent direction to FERC to initiate a rulemaking on Interconnection of Large Load and to reach "final action" by April 30, 2026; 2) ongoing development of day-ahead imbalance markets from the CAISO and SPP as well as the SPP expansion; and 3) continuing developments on resource adequacy requirements throughout the western interconnect. All weighty issues that will impact utilities, demand key decisions, and stress regulatory bodies to provide industry guidance.

RFPpower continues to see the need for robust support tools to navigate the complexity of a growing and evolving electricity demand. AI tools are likely to see slow, but steady adoption to help manage the change. All of this work cannot be solved by simple investment. Affordability will confine investments that make sense, show real value, and lower future costs as opposed to increasing strains on retail rates. It is a challenging landscape.

Please reach out to RFPpower to learn more about our solutions for improving, streamlining, and augmenting the power procurement process.