The conversation of renewables and how it contributes to generating power for the state spurned after, on multiple occasions, the Southwest Power Pool declared level 3 energy emergencies which forced power companies to perform rolling blackouts in an effort to conserve energy.
The SPP saw a lack of energy due to the extreme cold weather a large portion of the country saw, which caused energy usage to skyrocket.
As of 9:20 a.m. Friday, the company said the energy emergency alert ended.
The company also announced that it will continue to conserve power until 10 p.m. Saturday, for the entire SPP balancing authority area.