The planning process conducted by Xcel Energy subsidiary Southwestern Public Service Company (SPS) includes one or more annual open planning meetings that allow interested parties including customers, sponsors of transmission solutions, generation solutions and solutions utilizing demand response, interconnected transmission providers, state and local regulatory bodies and other stakeholders input into and participation in all stages of development of the SPS local transmission plan.
SPS participates in the SPP STEP regional process through the Integrated Planning Process (ITP) and encourages SPS transmission customers to participate in those regional planning processes.
The SPS transmission planning region is limited to SPS’s electrical system boundary.
The procedures for requesting a new load point interconnection to the SPS transmission system are provided below. The request form can be located here on the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) website under Attachment AQ of the SPP Open Access Transmission Tariff.
To constitute a valid request, the request must contain the following:
For matters concerning the Transmission Planning Process of the Southwestern Public Service Company (SPS), SPS identifies the following Points of Contact:
For matters concerning the Transmission Planning Process of the Southwestern Public Service Company (SPS) and Attachment R-SPS to the Xcel Energy Open Access Transmission Tariff (Joint OATT), SPS identifies the following Points of Contact:
For questions regarding transmission planning modeling, criteria, assumptions and data underlying system plans:
Rene Miranda
Manager, Transmission Planning South
790 S Buchanan St
Amarillo, TX 79101
806-378-2136
For questions regarding customer data submittals, and OATT issues:
Annette Gallegos
Principal Transmission Representative
790 S Buchanan St
Amarillo, TX 79109
806-378-2218
Skip Black
Transmission Representative
790 S Buchanan St
Amarillo, TX 79109
806-378-2238
For questions regarding Xcel Energy regulatory or procedural issues, or to have your name added to the Distribution List for SPS:
Brooke Trammell
RVP, Rates & Regulatory Affairs
Xcel Energy Services, Inc.
790 S Buchanan St
Amarillo, TX 79101
806-378-2928
2022 Sub-Regional Transmission Planning Presentations (PDF)
2021 Sub-Regional Transmission Planning Presentation (PDF)
SPS Transmission Planning Criteria (PDF)
2019 Transmission Customer Meeting
Generator Interconnection Presentation 2019
Model Development and NERC Compliance
SPS Sub-Regional Meeting SPP RTO Update
SPS Local Planning Meeting Presentation 2017
FERC Standards of Conduct for Transmission Providers
Southwest Power Pool (SPP)