SWEPCO says these outages are at the direction of the Southwest Power Pool that manages the grid.
Author: Kathryn Gilker
Updated: 8:40 PM CST February 16, 2021
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas — Many people in our area were left in the cold and dark Tuesday (Feb. 16) after electric companies had planned outages in an effort to lessen the strain on the power grid that’s been working through subzero temperatures.
“It’s really frustrating,” said Courtney Greene.
Greene is one of the many Southwestern Electric Power Co.(SWEPCO) customers who lost power Tuesday as part of the planned outages.
“I’m also working from home, so I can’t even work right now," she said. "I have a daughter and she’s starting to get super cold. We’re doing the best we can. We’re trying to stay bundled up and we’re trying to make it through this."