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ERCOT Veteran Carrie Bivens Joins SPP to Lead Market Monitoring

She is succeeding Keith Collins, who vacated the job earlier this year. read more >
Construction / Education / Energy

HBCU Students Connect with Power Industry Leaders at Little Rock Career Summit

“The goal of the event is to hire students to work in the power industry here in Little Rock,” said MISO’s Brandon Morris. read more >
The Southwest Power Pool crisis coordination center in Little Rock was a key hub in February, when cold weather overwhelmed the Texas grid.
Agriculture & Poultry / Business Services / Construction

Arkansas Power Officials Look to Texas, Count BlessingsLock Icon

A future disruption as severe as when a deadly winter storm overwhelmed Texas’ power supply appears far less likely in Arkansas. read more >
Construction / Education / Energy

Third-World Problems (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)

For reasons that I cannot grasp, a depressing majority of Arkansans over age 16 — two out of three — are still not fully vaccinated against the disease that has killed almost 6,000 of our neighbors. read more >
Arkansas Electric Cooperatives CEO Buddy Hasten and Kurt Castleberry of Entergy Arkansas agree that reliable planning with utility partners helps keep power debacles from happening, such as the one last week in Texas.
Government & Politics

How Arkansas Avoided Texas’ Fate in Grid Crisis

As utilities and authorities investigate why millions of Texans were left without power last week, Arkansas power experts are looking for lessons in the debacle, and explaining how Arkansas and other states largely avoided Texas’ fate. read more >
Energy / Government & Politics / Media & Marketing

My Favorite Word (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)

Last week’s winter weather event provided some egregious examples of facts without context. read more >