RFP
What does RFP stand for
Request for Proposal
Capex
Capital Expenditures
This software is used by SPS for capacity expansion modeling in the RFP evaluation process
What is EnCompass?
SPP is a regional transmission organization approved by this federal commission.
What is the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)?
What does SAWG stand for?
Supply Adequacy Working Group
This form is required for bidders to indicate their intent to respond to the RFP.
What is the Notice of Intent to Respond (NOIR)?
RAP
Resource Aquisition Period
Who is obsessed with modeling?
Justin
This group was appointed as the Independent Monitor for the RFP process on March 28, 2024.
Who is Accion Group?
The amount the Demand Response can reduce its load to in any given hour
Firm Service Level (FSL)
The purpose of this protocol in the RFP process is to ensure fair treatment and evaluation of bids.
What is the Separation Protocol?
ELCC
Effective Load Carrying Capability
This modeling technique involves running scenarios to understand the impacts of different resource selections.
What is sensitivity analysis?
What does EEA stand for?
Energy Emergency Alert
What is the only coal unit left on our system?
Tolk
This is the deadline for submitting proposals in the SPS 2024 All-Source RFP.
What is January 3, 2025?
LOLE
Loss of Load Expectation
This type of modeling is used to identify the portfolio of bids which result in the lowest overall system cost.
What is capacity expansion modeling?
The LOLE study SPP performs looks at weather data this far back
40 years
What is the PRM for Summer 2029
17%
This form includes the bidder's company information, project details, and contact information
What is the Bid Cover Sheet?
EFORd
Equivalent Forced Outage Rate Demand
This model run update included the removal of the Thalia & Blackwater Hybrids to allow for selection of the Solar only versions.
What is the PC_RFP24-MJB-MRKT OFF-RPS30 model run
What year AND season did we see the biggest strain on our system?
Winter 2021
LRE
Load Responsible Entity