SPP sets regional records for renewable energy production
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Summary:
Southwest Power Pool (SPP) set several renewable records March 28 and 29, 2022. At 2:42 a.m. (Central) on March 29, SPP set a new renewable energy penetration record of 90.2 percent, beating the previous record of 87.5 percent set on May 8, 2021. This means SPP served 90.2 percent of the demand for electricity across its 14-state service territory with renewable energy sources, and it marks the first time a regional transmission organization served more than 90 percent of its load with renewables. Of total demand, 88.5 percent was served by wind, beating the previous wind penetration record of 84 percent, also set on May 8, 2021. SPP also set new wind and renewable production records. At 9:25 p.m. (Central) on March 28, the SPP region produced a record 23,802 MW of renewable energy. The previous record of 21,820 MW was set Feb. 15, 2022. And at 10:34 p.m. the same evening, SPP set a wind production record of 22,915 MW, beating the previous record of 21,820 MW from Feb. 15. SPP has more than 66 GW of renewables in its generator interconnection queue, “in line” to be connected to the power grid.
