By: Storme Jones
OKLAHOMA CITY -
As of Wednesday afternoon, Oklahoma is at a level one energy emergency meaning there s no current need for rolling blackouts. However, Oklahomans know all too well that could change at any moment.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is now looking into blackouts across the region. The Southwest Power Pool is FERC’s regional transmission organization over Oklahoma and 13 other states.
“What are ways that OG&E or public utility companies can improve their infrastructure so that we don t experience these outages,” Rep. Cyndi Munson, D-OKC, asked.
Tuesday, FERC announced a joint inquiry along with North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) into bulk power systems response to extreme winter weather.