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.