SPP Predicts Ample Power for Summer Peaks
The staff of the not-for-profit regional transmission organization discussed this summer’s needs at its 2023 Summer Seasonal Assessment on May 18. read more >
The staff of the not-for-profit regional transmission organization discussed this summer’s needs at its 2023 Summer Seasonal Assessment on May 18. read more >
Arkansas is set to see its first wind farm this year or next, a $300 million scattering of 500-foot-tall turbines with the capacity to generate 180 megawatts of electricity. read more >
On April 1, 2020, Barbara Sugg became president and CEO of Southwest Power Pool, the not-for-profit electric grid market manager based in Little Rock. read more >
Read what eight Arkansas women have to say about their management experience. read more >
In another report, SPP found that lessons learned from the February 2021 blizzard were key to meeting the challenges of the December 2022 extratropical cyclone dubbed Winter Storm Elliott. read more >
The Southwest Power Pool and Big River Steel executives will help drive innovation in critical industries in the state, Arkansas Research Alliance leadership said. read more >
Southwest Power Pool, the not-for-profit electric grid market manager based in Little Rock, says 31 entities have officially joined Markets+. read more >
Henderson has 17 years of electric utility experience and will direct the development of SPP’s transmission expansion plan to address future needs. read more >
Honarmand is an electrical engineer. read more >
Natasha Henderson spent the last 12 years with Golden Spread Electric Cooperative of Amarillo. read more >
She will take the role effective March 13, replacing former CFO Tom Dunn, who retired in December. 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 >
