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SPP Becomes First U.S. Grid Operator to Record Greater Than 50% Wind Penetration

by Sonal Patel | February 16, 2017

SPP Becomes First U.S. Grid Operator to Record Greater Than 50% Wind Penetration

A large swath of the central U.S. set a North American wind penetration record of 52.1% early in the morning on February 12, the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) reported. The…