{"id":"b3ef2f28-8ee8-4bc8-88ca-9478e79b7b9a","task":"Download SPP day-ahead and real-time LMP, load forecast, and market clearing price files from SPP's public data feeds","domain":"spp.org","steps":["Recognize SPP does not expose a public REST/JSON market-data API for the classic Integrated Marketplace; data is published as CSV-in-ZIP files.","Pull files via anonymous FTP at pubftp.spp.org (e.g. Markets/RTBM/LMP_By_SETTLEMENT_LOC, Markets/DA/LMP_By_SETTLEMENT_LOC) or the mirrored web portal at marketplace.spp.org.","For load forecasts, use the Operational_Data/STLF (short-term) and MTLF (mid-term) folders.","Unzip and parse the CSV files yourself; there is no query API, pagination, or auth for anonymous FTP access.","If registered as a market participant needing settlement-grade data exchange, note SPP separately offers a SOAP-based Data API requiring registration."],"gotchas":["Don't confuse this anonymous FTP/portal file feed with a REST API — none exists for the classic Integrated Marketplace's public data.","SPP's newer 'Markets+' western RTO offering is being built on REST APIs, a separate system from the FTP feeds described here.","File formats and folder layouts have changed across revisions of SPP's public data guide; verify current column layouts before parsing."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-08T21:40:38.512Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/b3ef2f28-8ee8-4bc8-88ca-9478e79b7b9a"}