Year: 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 18, 2021 LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Southwest Power Pool has announced that its Eastern Interconnection footprint is no longer under an energy emergency alert. However, SPP’s entire balancing authority area will remain in conservative operations for the next two days due to continuing high loads and other implications of severe cold weather. […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 18, 2021 CONTACT: Philip Reed, mediarelations@wapa.gov, 720-962-7063 FOLSOM, Calif. — Six high schools will participate in a science and math competition Feb. 27 for the opportunity to represent northern California at the Department of Energy National Science Bowl this spring.  The 29th annual Sacramento Regional High School Science Bowl, hosted by Western Area Power […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 16, 2021 ​​​LAKEWOOD, Colo. -​ Unprecedented and extreme cold weather conditions across the Western Area Power Administration footprint are causing an energy shortage. As a result, WAPA has been directed by market operator Southwest Power Pool to reduce load in order to preserve the system. In this unprecedented situation, WAPA utility customers in the […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 16, 2021 CONTACTS: Teresa Waugh, 303-328-8225 | Eric Barendsen, 303-704-0765 mediarelations@wapa.gov​ ​LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Extreme winter weather conditions across the nation are causing energy shortages in the Southwest Power Pool’s 14-state footprint. As a result, Western Area Power Administration has been directed by SPP, its reliability coordinator and market operator, to reduce […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 9, 2021 CONTACT: Philip Reed, mediarelations@wapa.gov, 720-962-7063 HURON, S.D. — Four South Dakota high schools will compete in a statewide science and math competition Feb. 20 for the opportunity to represent South Dakota at the Department of Energy National Science Bowl this spring.  The 28th Annual South Dakota Regional High School Science Bowl, hosted […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 29, 2021 CONTACT: Philip Reed, mediarelations@wapa.gov, 720-962-7063 LAKEWOOD, Colo. – On Jan. 29, Western Area Power Administration met its commitment to customers and stakeholders to update The Source with financial and operational information for the past fiscal year, which included returning $272.3 million to the U.S. Treasury, totaling nearly $2.6 billion over the past […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 27, 2021CONTACT: Philip Reed, mediarelations@wapa.gov, 720-962-7063 BISMARCK, N.D. — Fifteen North Dakota high schools will compete in a statewide science and math competition Feb. 6 for the opportunity to represent North Dakota at the Department of Energy’s National Science Bowl this spring. The 30th Annual North Dakota Regional High School Science […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 26, 2021 ​CONTACT: Eric Barendsen, mediarelations@wapa.gov, 303-704-0765 LAKEWOOD, CO – Western Area Power Administration, working in conjunction with its customers, stakeholders and employees, refreshed its mission and vision statements, setting a clear direction and tone for 2021 and beyond.  In a rapidly changing industry, the time was right to clarify WAPA’s direction. […]