SWEPCO ends emergency controlled power outages This map shows the coverage area for Southwestern Electric Power Company. (Source: SWEPCO) By KLTV Digital Media Staff | February 15, 2021 at 5:53 PM CST - Updated February 16 at 1:50 AM
GREGG COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) has ended the controlled outages implemented today in an emergency procedure prompted by extreme winter temperatures.
The rotating controlled outages were implemented when SWEPCO and other utilities were called upon by the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), the regional organization that manages the electric grid across 17 central and western U.S. states. The planned and coordinated interruption of service is part of emergency procedures to reduce load on the electric system and prevent wider area outages.
At 7 a.m., SWEPCO, the Southwestern Electric Power Co. began temporarily interrupting power to parts of its service territory in an emergency procedure prompted by extreme winter temperatures.
Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) has temporarily interrupted power to parts of its service area as part of an emergency procedure to reduce load on the electric system and prevent wider-area outages.