The grid operator for the Great Plains region is pitching a fast-track process for data centers and other large loads to ...

The lawsuit comes after governors, lawmakers, utility regulators and renewable energy proponents in the region unsuccessfully ...

The lawsuit is the latest development in an ongoing debate over how to keep electricity affordable and reliable amid ...

North Dakotans could face more blackouts in the future. That comes from a Department of Energy report this week.

LES begins a rate increase for electric bills this month, following new regulations coming from regional transmission ...

Southwest Power Pool’s recurring theme Tuesday was about keeping the lights on now —and in the future. “Our industry is at an inflection point,” Chief Operating Officer Lanny Nickells said.

On Monday, the Southwest Power Pool’s 14-state balancing authority area said that the Energy Emergency Alert 1 is no longer in effect. The alert was due to the continuing high temperatures and ...

Even as the utility pushes ahead with fossil fuel development, critics are saying renewables will be key to a cleaner, more ...

LAFAYETTE, La. (KSLA) - A meeting of the Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) was held in Lafayette Monday, May 19. At the meeting, SWEPCO and Southwest Power Pool (SPP) were in the hot seat, ...

The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) issued a weather advisory for its entire Balancing Authority. The advisory takes effect on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at midnight and is anticipated to end on ...

A large swath of the central U.S. set a North American wind penetration record of 52.1% early in the morning on February 12, the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) reported. The ...

Power Pool chooses. Nickell as new chief. Southwest Power Pool, a nonprofit that manages a portion of the United States' power grid, will soon have a new president and chief executive officer.