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Southwest Power Pool
Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is a regional transmission organization that manages the electric grid and wholesale power market for much of the central United States. The nonprofit corporation is mandated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to ensure reliable supplies of power, adequate transmission infrastructure and competitive wholesale electricity prices. Southwest Power Pool and its member companies coordinate the flow of electricity across approximately 60,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines spanning 14 states. The company is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas.
SPP's story began in the early days of WWII, when America was ramping up production of weapons and military supplies. After entering the War, America needed to produce aluminum for aircraft manufacture. Alcoa and Reynolds Metals Company established themselves in Arkansas, which had the largest commercially exploitable bauxite deposit at that time.[citation needed] In 1941, government agency Defense Plant Corporation opened a plant in Jones Mill, Arkansas, with the intent of operating 24/7 to supply the war effort. The government leased the plant to Alcoa for operations.
The Jones Mill Plant alone required 120 megawatts (MW) of electrical power to operate. This exceeded the state's entire generation of 100 MW at peak, excluding outages. Due to the war effort, there was not enough manpower or raw materials to build further electrical generation. Executives of Southwest power utilities decided to pool their generation resources together to ensure the region's reliability and dependability during wartime. The existence of Southwest Power Pool was out of necessity and scarcity. After the war, executives saw the expertise and efficiency that was created and decided to remain a power pool.[citation needed]
Southwest Power Pool, Inc. was formed Dec. 14, 1941, with 11 regional utilities entering into an inter-company agreement. The 11 companies were Arkansas Power & Light, Louisiana Power & Light, and Mississippi Power & Light (subsidiaries of Entergy), Southwestern Gas and Electric and Public Service Company of Oklahoma (now subsidiaries of American Electric Power), Nebraska Power, Texas Power & Light, Southern Light and Power, Oklahoma Gas and Electric, Kansas Gas and Electric, and Empire District Electric.
Here are some other notable events in SPP’s history:
1968 - Became NERC Regional Council
1980 - Implemented telecommunications network
1991 - Implemented operating reserve sharing
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Southwest Power Pool
Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is a regional transmission organization that manages the electric grid and wholesale power market for much of the central United States. The nonprofit corporation is mandated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to ensure reliable supplies of power, adequate transmission infrastructure and competitive wholesale electricity prices. Southwest Power Pool and its member companies coordinate the flow of electricity across approximately 60,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines spanning 14 states. The company is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas.
SPP's story began in the early days of WWII, when America was ramping up production of weapons and military supplies. After entering the War, America needed to produce aluminum for aircraft manufacture. Alcoa and Reynolds Metals Company established themselves in Arkansas, which had the largest commercially exploitable bauxite deposit at that time.[citation needed] In 1941, government agency Defense Plant Corporation opened a plant in Jones Mill, Arkansas, with the intent of operating 24/7 to supply the war effort. The government leased the plant to Alcoa for operations.
The Jones Mill Plant alone required 120 megawatts (MW) of electrical power to operate. This exceeded the state's entire generation of 100 MW at peak, excluding outages. Due to the war effort, there was not enough manpower or raw materials to build further electrical generation. Executives of Southwest power utilities decided to pool their generation resources together to ensure the region's reliability and dependability during wartime. The existence of Southwest Power Pool was out of necessity and scarcity. After the war, executives saw the expertise and efficiency that was created and decided to remain a power pool.[citation needed]
Southwest Power Pool, Inc. was formed Dec. 14, 1941, with 11 regional utilities entering into an inter-company agreement. The 11 companies were Arkansas Power & Light, Louisiana Power & Light, and Mississippi Power & Light (subsidiaries of Entergy), Southwestern Gas and Electric and Public Service Company of Oklahoma (now subsidiaries of American Electric Power), Nebraska Power, Texas Power & Light, Southern Light and Power, Oklahoma Gas and Electric, Kansas Gas and Electric, and Empire District Electric.
Here are some other notable events in SPP’s history:
1968 - Became NERC Regional Council
1980 - Implemented telecommunications network
1991 - Implemented operating reserve sharing