Historic Support to Expedite New Power to Southwest Power Pool
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FERC's approval of SPP's Consolidated Planning Process offers a critical pathway for developers to accelerate new generation projects and reduce costs by streamlining interconnection and transmission processes.
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- •FERC unanimously approved the Southwest Power Pool's (SPP) Consolidated Planning Process (CPP).
- •The CPP aims to transform SPP's interconnection and transmission processes to accelerate new power generation timelines.
- •This regulatory change is expected to reduce costs for consumers and received broad stakeholder support.
- •For developers, this creates a more streamlined and predictable path for connecting new projects within the SPP footprint.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission unanimously approved the Southwest Power Pool’s innovative proposal to transform its siloed interconnection and transmission processes, which will accelerate the timeline for building new power generation while reducing costs to consumers. The proposal—called the Consolidated Planning Process or CPP—received broad support from diverse stakeholders ... [continued] The post Historic Support to Expedite New Power to Southwest Power Pool appeared first on CleanTechnica .