Preparing for SPP Markets+: Resources for Utilities

Markets+ in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) isn’t just another market expansion. It’s a deliberate choice by utilities that prioritize stakeholder-driven governance, transmission and congestion revenue alignment, and long-term operating independence.

Markets+ participation brings new complexity across:

■ New day-ahead bidding and scheduling workflows

■ New uplift, congestion, and settlement determinants

■ New transmission allocation and cost-recovery structures

■ Greater audit, regulatory, and stakeholder scrutiny

■ Ongoing rule evolution during early market years

Success in the emerging market depends on more than compliance. It requires automation, transparency, and adaptability from day one.

Your Markets+ Bid-to-Bill Readiness Engine

PowerCore™ is designed for complex wholesale power markets like SPP Markets+, unifying every workflow into a single, purpose-built, bid-to-bill platform.

Unlike shared-schema systems, PowerCore uses dedicated Markets+ environments where rules are isolated, fully validated before release, and never tested on customer data—eliminating manual reconciliation, fragile system stitching, and beta risk while providing full charge-level traceability.

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Front Office

Execute confidently in a centralized DA + RT market

Automated bidding, scheduling, tagging, and validation
Real-time visibility into awards, dispatch, congestion, and uplift
Faster reaction to forecast, outage, and constraint changes
Reduced reliance on ISO portals and manual submissions

▶ Results:Cleaner execution, fewer errors, and stronger market performance

Middle Office

Understand exposure before settlements post

Unified exposure across SPP Markets+, bilateral contracts, and power purchase agreements (PPAs)
Real-time profit and loss, congestion, and uplift attribution
Pre-settlement and “what-if” analysis for decision support
Automatic rule updates reduce compliance and modeling risk

▶ Results:Better position management and fewer financial surprises

Back Office

Settle complexity with speed and defensibility

Automated shadow settlements and charge validation
Transparent transmission and uplift allocations
Contract and PPA billing handled in one system
Full audit trails and simplified dispute workflows

▶ Results:Faster close cycles, reduced audit risk, and accelerated time-to-cash

Trusted by Utilities Across the West

Proven Results from Teams Like Yours

Arizona Public Service

APS replaced manual spreadsheets and bots, cutting quarterly invoicing from five to eight business days to four to five hours.

City of Redding Electric Utility

REU unified scheduling, settlements, and reporting workflows, improving real-time balancing and regulatory compliance.

MCE Community Choice Energy

MCE automated PPA billing and invoice validation, improving audit readiness and confidence.

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Explore SPP Markets+ Resources

While many energy organizations are still determining which developing day-ahead and real-time market to join, our team has been documenting the journey. Discover the history and potential impacts of these western energy markets.

PowerCore Advances in SPP Markets+

PowerCore Advances in SPP Markets+Major market participant has selected PowerCore to support SPP Markets+ participation ahead of launch

The Future of SPP Markets+

The Future of SPP Markets+ A clear overview of how SPP Markets+ is structured and what it means for western market participants

Why PowerCore Was Chosen for SPP Markets+

Why PowerCore Was Chosen for SPP Markets+ How a market participant evaluated bid-to-bill solutions ahead of Markets+ launch

Western Market Showdown

Western Market Showdown Key differences between CAISO's EDAM and SPP Markets+

BPA's Role

Bonneville Power Administration’s Role in EDAM and Markets+ Why BPA’s participation matters for western market coordination

SPP Markets+ and CAISO's EDAM Progress Update

SPP Markets+ and CAISO EDAM Progress Update How Markets+ and EDAM development is advancing and shaping the future of western market coordination

Our Bid-to-Bill Solutions

PowerCore™

PowerCore serves as an advanced power market bidding, scheduling, and settlements tool with ETRM, contract management, e-Tagging, and analytics capabilities.

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EnCompass™

EnCompass helps you produce market price forecasts, analyze generation and transmission development, and make informed decisions in Markets+.

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Demand Forecasts

Demand Forecasts enable you to make the most informed decisions possible when buying and selling in Markets+.

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