WFEC Update: 10 a.m. - Friday, Feb. 19
Effective at 9:20 a.m., Feb. 19, the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is no longer under an Energy Emergency Alert (EEA). Due to continuing high loads and other implications of severe cold weather, SPP remains in a period of conservative operations until 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, for the entire SPP balancing authority area.
The declaration of conservative operations signals that due to extreme weather, utilities should operate with heightened awareness of possible contingencies. This status is declared when SPP determines there is a need to operate its system conservatively based on weather, environmental, operational or other events.
This designation follows an EEA Level 1 that was issued at 6:25 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, which indicated generation was currently sufficient to serve system-wide demand across the region.
Conservation efforts are encouraged through the next few days as weather conditions begin to improve and temperatures climb above freezing, following more than 250 consecutive hours below freezing across the state. (Source: KSWO - Lawton-Ft. Sill Regional Airport)