3 Promoted at Southwest Power Pool (Movers & Shakers)
Kim O’Guinn has been named director of state regulatory policy. read more >
Kim O’Guinn has been named director of state regulatory policy. read more >
Antoine Lucas and David Kelley will start the new year with new titles at the not-for-profit company. read more >
The current cold led SPP to declare an Energy Emergency Alert 1 on Friday. read more >
The regional transmission organization has published details on a power service to western U.S. markets called Markets+. read more >
Last week, Scenic Hill Solar CEO Bill Halter announced a major initiative to make Arkansas a center of solar power that is “American Made, Arkansas Built.” read more >
Ralph Brown is the new chief lending officer at Southern Bancorp Community Partners, the nonprofit arm of Southern Bancorp of Arkadelphia. read more >
The transmission organization’s new board chair is Susan Certoma, who had been vice chair. read more >
Simpson spent six years at SPP before becoming western markets director for Xcel Energy-Colorado. read more >
SaskPower, as it is known, joined in an effort to “increase reliability through interregional coordination." read more >
In an Aug. 31 letter, the Arizona entities declared an intent to build with SPP a market to include “both a workable governance framework and a robust market design,” calling the agreement an important milestone for all parties. read more >
Five of the new entities are in Washington State, and one, Powerex Corp. of Vancouver, is in Canada. read more >
Platte River Power Authority of Fort Collins, Colorado, says the move would help advance its noncarbon energy goals. read more >
By joining the western market, Colorado Springs Utilities will be poised for access to the “lowest-cost generating resources available in the market at any given minute,” according to a news release from SPP. read more >
It used to be news when the electric power failed. But in today’s topsy-turvy world of energy, Southwest Power Pool of Little Rock put out a news release July 8 trumpeting the fact that it kept the lights on. read more >
Research shows that employees who have a sense of belonging are more connected and contribute at higher levels. read more >
Michael Considine and Ventrell Thompson are now vice presidents. read more >
While SPP expects sufficient resources to meet demand, its summer assessment found potential local issues it hopes to address with entities serving overloaded regions. read more >
The organization also released its 2021 annual report, which found that it provided $2.7 billion in yearly net benefits to members. read more >
She brings more than 20 years of experience in social justice, public policy and community engagement to the power grid operator. read more >
They bring experience in cybersecurity, transmission planning and finance. read more >
