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SPP Receives FERC Approval to be First RTO Operating in Both Eastern and Western Interconnections

LCG, March 205, 2025--The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) today announced it will soon be the first regional transmission organization (RTO) in the nation to provide full services in both the Eastern and Western Interconnections of the U.S. power grid. On March 20, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) unanimously approved Southwest Power Pool’s amended tariff that includes provisions that enable Western members to join the RTO. The expansion of the SPP RTO is scheduled to go live April 1, 2026.

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LCG Publishes Updated 2025 Annual Outlook for Texas Electricity Market (ERCOT)

LCG, March 20, 2025 – LCG Consulting (LCG) has released a second edition of its annual outlook of the ERCOT wholesale electricity market for 2025, highlighting the region's rapid transition toward increased reliance on renewable energy resources and battery storage.

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CP&L Offers 135 Megawatts for Sale

LCG, Aug. 28, 2000--Carolina Power & Light Co. has hung a "For Sale" sign on two blocks of power totaling 135 megawatts, the utilitys parent holding company CP&l;L Energy said Friday.

CP&L (the utility) has issued a request for proposals asking prospective purchasers to bid on blocks of 85 megawatts of capacity from CP&L system resources and 50 megawatts from Florida Power Corp. system resources, for delivery beginning in April 2001 and for periods up to six years.

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By the time any deals are signed, CP&L Energy expects to have completed its pending acquisition of Florida Progress Corp., the holding company for Florida Power.

The capacity sales are one of the steps that CP&L and Florida Power are taking to ensure that CP&L Energy's acquisition of Florida Progress does not adversely affect wholesale power markets and were endorsed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in its July 12 order approving the acquisition.

CP&L said it will hold a bidders meeting on the request for proposals in September. The company expects to receive responses in November for delivery beginning in April.

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