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Arctic air is blasting Oklahoma and the next round is set to arrive this weekend.

The Kansas City area’s largest utility provider says its system remains reliable as the region enters the third-straight day of sweltering temps.

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By Julia Bertino Jul 28, 2021 (Undated) -- The Southwest Power Pool, which supplies electricity to many power companies in Nebraska and Iowa, declares a period of Conservative Operations for their entire 14-state footprint. The conservative operations will be effective from noon on Thursday through 8:00 Friday night. The SPP says the need for a declaration of Conservative Operations is due to hot-weather conditions causing high electricity use that are expected to persist through the afterno...

Follow Us We are first in your inbox with the most important news in the industry―keeping you smarter and one-step ahead in this ever-changing and competitive market.Start your free subscription ERCOT Sheds Load as Extreme Cold Forces Generators Offline; MISO, SPP Brace for Worsening System Conditions Historically frigid temperatures across Texas forced 34 GW of generation—across all fuel types—off the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) system, prompting the grid operator ...