Southwest Power Pool terminates interconnect for 136-MW wind project

April 13, 2016 Barry Cassell Generation

The Southwest Power Pool filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on April 13 a notice of cancellation of a Generator Interconnection Agreement with Mustang Run Wind Project LLC and interconnecting transmission owner Public Service Co. of Oklahoma (PSO).

Under the Mustang Run GIA, Mustang Run suspended all work by PSO associated with the construction and installation of interconnection facilities and/or network upgrades required under the Mustang Run GIA effective Sept. 18, 2014. The GIA allows suspensionfor a period not to exceed 18 months or the GIA “shall be deemed terminated.” Mustang Run’s cumulative 18-month period ended March 18, 2016. Mustang Run failed to authorize PSO to recommence work required under the Mustang Run GIA by March 18. Therefore, on March 23, SPP notified Mustang Run in writing that it was terminating the Mustang Run GIA effective March 21, 2016.

This project was to consist of 84 General Electric 1.62-MW wind turbines for a total of 136 MW. It was to interconnect at PSO’s Shidler 138-kV substation.

The GIA, dating back to December 2013, shows project contact information for TradeWind Energy.

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Barry Cassell is Chief Analyst for GenerationHub covering coal and emission controls issues, projects and policy. He has covered the coal and power generation industry for more than 24 years, beginning in November 2011 at GenerationHub and prior to that as editor of SNL Energy’s Coal Report. He was formerly with Coal Outlook for 15 years as the publication’s editor and contributing writer, and prior to that he was editor of Coal & Synfuels Technology and associate editor of The Energy Report. He has a bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan University.