ER27-432-001 · 2026-11-10 · Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
SPP corrects the Upper Missouri rate sheet for conditional large-load service
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November 10, 2026
VIA ELECTRONIC FILING
The Honorable Debbie-Anne A. Reese
Secretary
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
888 First Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20426
Re:
Southwest Power Pool, Inc., Docket No. ER27-432-___
Amendment to Tariff Filing
Dear Secretary Reese:
Pursuant to Sections 35.17 and 385.215 of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission’s (“Commission”) Rules and Regulations, 18 C.F.R. §§ 35.17 and
385.215, Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (“SPP”) submits this amendment to the proposed
revisions to the SPP Open Access Transmission Tariff (“Tariff”)1 submitted by SPP in
Docket No. ER27-432-000 on November 6, 2026 (“November 6 Filing”).2 Pursuant to
the Commission’s regulations, a public utility may file to amend a tariff that has not
become effective and upon which no Commission or delegated order has yet been
issued.3 Amendment of the November 6 Filing is permitted because no Commission or
delegated order has been issued in the docket. SPP respectfully requests the
Commission issue an order accepting the November 6 Filing as amended herein, with
the originally requested effective date of February 1, 2027.
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Southwest Power Pool, Inc., Open Access Transmission Tariff, Sixth Revised Volume
No. 1. References in this filing to “Tariff” refer to the version of SPP’s Tariff currently
in effect. “Proposed Tariff” refers to a version reflecting the revisions proposed in this
proceeding.
2
Submission of Tariff Revisions to Revise Schedule 15 and Attachment T for the SPP
West Region of Southwest Power Pool, Inc., Docket No. ER27-432-000 (November 6,
2026).
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18 C.F.R. § 35.17(b).
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I.
BACKGROUND
SPP submitted the November 6 Filing to add provisions for Conditional High
Impact Large Load Service (“CHILLS”) for pricing Zones in the SPP West Region,
and to make other clarifying edits.
II.
DESCRIPTION OF AMENDED FILING
In the November 6 Filing, SPP proposed revisions to rate sheets for Point-To-
Point Transmission Service in the SPP West Region. SPP inadvertently omitted
revisions to the rate sheet for the Upper Missouri Zone to add references to Schedule
14 and Incremental Market Efficiency Use revenues. SPP proposes the following
revisions:
Point-To-Point Transmission Service and Conditional High Impact Large
Load Service Revenue Crediting for Point-To-Point Rates
Rates for Point-To-Point Transmission Service under this Attachment T shall
reflect any adjustments for Schedules 7, and 8 revenues, 14, Schedule and 15
revenues, Incremental Market Efficiency Use revenues, and revenues
distributed and allocated under Attachment AU, implemented in accordance
with Section 34.1(2) of this Tariff. The rates, including any applicable
adjustments for Schedules 7, and 8, 14 revenues, andSchedule 15 revenues,
Incremental Market Efficiency Use revenues, and revenues distributed and
allocated under Attachment AU, shall be set forth in the RRR File.4
In SPP’s filing to expand its Regional Transmission Organization,5 SPP added
Zone 19 West to include the geographic area of the Upper Missouri Zone located in the
Western Interconnection. The rate sheet for the Upper Missouri Zone is applicable to
entities located in the Upper Missouri Zone East (“Zone 19 East”) and the Upper
Missouri Zone West (“Zone 19 West”).
First, SPP adds a reference to Schedule 14 for the DC Tie Access Charge. The
DC Tie Access Charge is defined as “[a] charge on a transmission reservation utilizing
a West DC Tie that sinks outside of the Zone where the West DC Tie is located.”6 The
Transmission Customer is responsible for the DC Tie Access Charge determined in
4
Proposed Tariff, Attachment T Upper Missouri Zone.
5
Southwest Power Pool, Inc., Submission of Revisions to Tariff, Bylaws, and
Membership Agreement to Expand the Regional Transmission Organization into the
Western Interconnection (Part 1 of 2), Docket No. ER24-2184-000 and (Part 2 of 2),
Docket No. ER24-2185-000 (June 4, 2024).
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Tariff, Part I, Section 1 – Definitions D.
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Schedule 14 of the Tariff. SPP adds this reference to the Upper Missouri Zone rate
sheet because the DC Tie Access Charge is applicable in this Zone.
Second, SPP adds a reference to Incremental Market Efficiency Use revenues.
The Incremental Market Efficiency Use Charge is “[a] market recovery mechanism to
compensate West DC Tie Transmission Owners for the expected loss of life of certain
West DC Tie facilities due to increased utilization of the West DC Ties by the
Integrated Marketplace.”7 SPP adds this reference to the Upper Missouri Zone rate
sheet because Incremental Market Efficiency Use revenues are applicable in this Zone.
SPP is not including revisions, as proposed in the November 6 Filing to other
rate sheets, to remove the references to Attachment AU revenues from this rate sheet
because the Upper Missouri Zone includes utilities in the SPP East Region.
III.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
A.
Information Provided Per Commission Regulations8
1.
Documents submitted with this filing:
In addition to this Transmittal Letter, Clean and Redlined Tariff
revisions under the Sixth Revised Volume No. 1.
2.
Service:
SPP has electronically served a copy of this filing on all its
Members, Transmission Customers, and Market Participants. 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.
3.
Requisite agreements:
Not Applicable.
B.
Communications
Correspondence and communications regarding this filing should be
sent to, and SPP requests that the Secretary include on the official
service list, the following:
Justin A. Hinton
Senior Attorney
Tessie Kentner
Director & Associate General Counsel
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Tariff, Part I, Section 1 – Definitions I.
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Because the revisions to the Tariff submitted herein do not involve any changes in
rates, the use of the abbreviated filing procedures set forth in 18 C.F.R. §
35.13(a)(2)(iii) is appropriate.
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Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
201 Worthen Drive
Little Rock, AR 72223
Telephone: (501) 482-2468
jhinton@spp.org
Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
201 Worthen Drive
Little Rock, AR 72223
Telephone: (501) 688-1782
tkentner@spp.org
IV.
CONCLUSION
SPP is not requesting any other amendments or modifications to the November
6 Filing. As stated previously, amendment of the November 6 Filing in this proceeding
is permitted because no Commission or delegated order has been issued on the
November 6 Filing, For the reasons stated herein, SPP respectfully requests that the
Commission issue an order accepting the November 6 Filing, as amended herein, as
just and reasonable, with an effective date of February 1, 2027.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Justin A. Hinton
Justin A. Hinton
Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
201 Worthen Drive
Little Rock, AR 72223-4936
Attorney for
Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing document upon each
person designated on the official service list compiled by the Secretary in this proceeding.
Dated at Little Rock, AR, this 10th day of November, 2026.
/s/ Michelle Harris
Michelle Harris
Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
201 Worthen Drive
Little Rock, AR 72223-4936
(501) 614-3200