Southwest Power Pool (SPP) says it will call on utility providers to start temporary controlled interruptions of services to avoid widespread energy outages.
SWEPCO Resumes Emergency Controlled Rolling Outages
The update came at 7 a.m. today (Tuesday).
According to it s website, SWEPCO is rotating the areas affected by the controlled outages so customers are not without service for more than a few hours whenever possible. The amount of time required to restore service could be delayed in some cases due to system and weather conditions. The temporary outages should not affect critical public health and public safety facilities.
SWEPCO is taking this action at the direction of Southwest Power Pool, the electric grid operator for 14 states. The action is necessary because of heavy load on the regional electric grid due to extreme temperatures across the region.
SWEPCO: All hands on deck ahead of expected winter storm
A spokeswoman for the utility says nearly 400 extra line, tree personnel are on standby SWEPCO prepares for impacts from winter weather (Source: Destinee Patterson) By Destinee Patterson | February 14, 2021 at 5:14 PM CST - Updated February 15 at 6:46 AM
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) â A thousand line and tree personnel are on standby ahead of the expected winter weather in the ArkLaTex, according to Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) spokeswoman Michelle Marcotte.
Of those workers, 370 are additional crews from all over the region.
âTheyâre going to be from nearby utilities - Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas,â Marcotte said. âWeâre already anticipating we might need those extra hands.â