End to rolling blackouts? Alert level returns to 1
The Shawnee News-Star
With temperatures gradually increasing, the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) returned the Energy Emergency Alert down to Level 1, though customers are still asked to conserve energy where possible.
“Effective at 10:59 p.m. Central time on Feb. 17, SPP has declared an Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) Level 1 for its entire 14-state balancing authority area,” SPP posted on Facebook. “Generation is currently sufficient to serve system-wide demand across the region and to fully satisfy operating reserve requirements.”
There are multiple EEA levels, OG&E Lead Communications Specialist David Kimmel said, with some resulting in behind-the-scenes actions from the power companies before reaching out to customers. By level 2, he said, generation capacity is at maximum, and at level 3, temporary, controlled power outages are put in place to reduce demand on the grid to keep it from failing.
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Show Transcript WHY HE IS OPTIMISTIC CO SUMMER. JOHN CRANLEY SEES THE STATE OF THE CITY IN THE SAME VEIN AS THE STATE OF THE PANDEMIC RIGHT NOW. IT IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER YEAR THAT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH. JOHN: 2021, LIKE ITS PREDECESSOR ADDS UP TO A VERY ABNORMAL TIME. HIS THOUGHTS ON A SERIES OF TOPICS, STARTING WITH COVID. OHIO IS NOT GETTING ITS FAIR SHARE OF VACCINES. I WROTE A LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR SAYING WE WOULD STAND SHOULDER TO SHOULDER, DEMANDING THAT WE GET ON A PER CAPITA BASIS, DEMANDING THAT OHIO GETS ITS FAIR SHARE. I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK. JOHN: MORE DOSES ARE BEING PREPARED FOR THE CLINICS. HE SAID WE HAVE LEARNED HAVING A DEPARTMENT IS CRITICAL. TWO THIRDS OF COUNSEL WILL CHANGE IN NOVEMBER. THE OUTGOING MAYOR FORESEES A STRONG CITY COME SUMMER. DURING
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