Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
ERCOT Veteran Carrie Bivens Joins SPP to Lead Market Monitoring
She is succeeding Keith Collins, who vacated the job earlier this year. read more >
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 >
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Arkansas Power Officials Look to Texas, Count Blessings
A future disruption as severe as when a deadly winter storm overwhelmed Texas’ power supply appears far less likely in Arkansas. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
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 >
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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 >
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My Favorite Word (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
Last week’s winter weather event provided some egregious examples of facts without context. read more >
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