Two regional power transmission organizations with a significant presence in Little Rock will partner in a yearlong study of how to increase efficiency and decrease costs in areas where their boundaries interconnect. read more >
Southwest Power Pool is expanding its reliability coordination service in the western United States, adding eight generation resources managed by Gridforce Energy Management. read more >
As 250 stakeholders and board members gathered in person and remotely this month, the nonprofit Southwest Power Pool in Little Rock reported record wind power totals on its transmission lines and said a 10% pandemic-driven decrease in electricity consumption in its 17-state footprint was apparently temporary. read more >
Some, like the hospitality industry, are bracing for a long, slow return to pre-COVID vitality. Others, like the energy sector, see a quicker recovery after the early swoon. Some trends seem baked into expectations, like reliance on home-based employees and the technology they use. read more >
Barbara Sugg, the incoming chief of Southwest Power Pool, explains the benefits of providing peace of mind when it comes to electricity. read more >
Sam Ellis has been named vice president of IT and chief information security officer of Southwest Power Pool of Little Rock, and Antoine Lucas has been named vice president of engineering. read more >
Southwest Power Pool names Lanny Nickell as executive vice president and chief operating officer at a board of directors meeting in Little Rock, the company said. read more >
Southwest Power Pool names Barbara Sugg, senior vice president of information technology and chief security officer, as its new president and CEO, effective later this year. read more >
Carl Monroe, chief operations officer of Southwest Power Pool in Little Rock, announced he will be retiring in the first quarter of 2020. read more >
Southwest Power Pool, which oversees the electric power grid for much of the middle United States, on Thursday launched its bulk electricity reliability coordination service for more than a dozen power entities farther west. read more >
Leaders of Southwest Power Pool gathered in Little Rock last week to elect new officers and approve the construction of 44 power transmission projects in its 14-state footprint, including 166 miles of 345-kilovolt lines. read more >
Southwest Power Pool has signed up three big clients — including one led by a former Arkansan — for its electrical grid services in the Western United States. read more >
Bruce Rew, Lanny Nickell and Barbara Sugg have received promotions at Southwest Power Pool in Little Rock. read more >
Nick Brown, who arrived at Southwest Power Pool as an engineer in 1985, announced Friday that he’s retiring as the regional power transmission service’s CEO effective in April. read more >
Kandi Hughes wanted to be a doctor until she met a cadaver. read more >
David Maxwell, former director of the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management, warns that a crippling cyberattack on power could bring a cascade of system failures across society — from communications to water systems to food and fuel distribution. read more >
Leaders from a mix of business, nonprofit and policy sectors concluded the Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy on Oct. 26. read more >
Southwest Power Pool, the regional electric grid operator based in Little Rock, has partnered with the Little Rock School District in sponsoring programs to promote STEM education starting in elementary school and continuing on paths toward technical careers in Arkansas. read more >
Southwest Power Pool, the electric grid and wholesale energy market manager that has its Southern headquarters in Little Rock, has reached agreements to be the grid reliability coordinator for 13 power entities in the Western U.S. read more >
Southwest Power Pool Inc., the electric grid and wholesale power market management nonprofit based in Little Rock, is putting some emphasis on the "west" in its name. read more >
