SPP's official X profile | Powering Progress

Little Rock, Arkansas
Joined May 2014
SPP President & CEO and EPRI Board Member Lanny Nickell joined the EPRI Current podcast to talk about how rapidly growing electricity demand is reshaping grid planning and operations. Watch here: bit.ly/3W1EH6Y
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Before power ever reaches your home or business, it passes through a substation, equipment that steps down high-voltage electricity to a level the everyday consumer can use. Today, 5,712 of these substations operate across the region SPP serves.
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SPP is honored to partner with Electric Power Engineers (EPE) on the first release of EPE's Flexible Automation Simulation Toolset (FAST) for transmission studies. Read more: bit.ly/4dQ6yNB
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Each month, SPP employees select a local or national organization to support. For October, we're proud to support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and its mission to advance cures and means of prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.
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SPP's Markets and Operations Policy Committee (MOPC) will meet Oct. 13-14 in Little Rock, Arkansas. The meeting will take place Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday from 8 a.m. to noon. Register to attend virtually at spp.org/calendar-list/market…
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SPP’s PRIDE business resource group recently brought employees together for a Positivity and Resilience Training with Dr. Keneshia Bryant-Moore, an Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health.
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SPP announced two key leadership appointments today that will help advance the organization’s strategy and position SPP to continue meeting the growing energy needs of its members. Please join us in congratulating David and Kim on their new roles! spp.org/news-list/southwest-…
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SPP Vice President of Engineering Casey Cathey recently joined Jerry Bohnen on the Mitchelltalks podcast to discuss the challenges and opportunities shaping the electric grid. Listen to the full conversation to learn more: facebook.com/reel/1055450247…
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SPP and California Independent System Operator (CAISO) submitted their joint report to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) outlining a coordinated approach to addressing future market seams issues across the Western Interconnection. bit.ly/4jyiKGb
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October is gearing up to be a busy month at SPP! Meeting highlights include: Oversight Committee Meeting, the quarterly Markets and Operations Policy Committee Meeting and Strategic Planning Committee and more. Click the link below to explore all events: spp.org/events/
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SPP and the California ISO (CAISO) will jointly host the fourth Market Seams Workshop on Oct. 22 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Learn more and register: caiso.com/meetings-events/to…
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Our recruiting team will be visiting Arkansas State, University of Central Arkansas, Harding University and UALR this month and we're looking forward to connecting with you! We can't wait to meet you!
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SPP returned to the nation’s capital this week for our Annual Government Affairs Conference. Stakeholders gathered to hear from members of Congress and policy experts on issues shaping the energy industry and the communities we serve. Thank you to everyone who joined us!
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The SPP photo club brings employees together to share photography tips, swap inspiration and build new skills. To celebrate the end of summer, the club held a photo competition, and the results are in! 🥇Neptune Beach 🥈 Summer Solstice 🥉 Poolside
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51,000+ hours of training. 388 organizations served. In 2025, SPP helped operations personnel across the region build skills in energy markets, operator training, reliability and WEIS. Explore upcoming stakeholder training: bit.ly/4rpV0pH
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Last week, SPP and @CaliforniaISO hosted a joint market seams workshop on Imports and Exports: Transactions Across Market Boundaries. A recording and meetings materials are available at the link below: bit.ly/4jgCD4s
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We’re hiring! Whether you’re looking to grow your career, explore a new opportunity or bring your expertise to the energy industry, there's a place for you at SPP. View our current openings and find your next opportunity at SPP.org/Careers.
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Each month, SPP employees select a local or national organization to support. For September, we're proud to spotlight the American Red Cross.
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The value of transmission goes beyond the miles. SPP’s more than 85,000 miles of transmission connect members and energy resources across the region.
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Congratulations to @grda_ok on the opening of Grand River Energy Center Unit No. 4, a 426-megawatt advanced-class natural gas generation facility. The innovative installation will give GRDA greater flexibility in meeting demand and providing reliability for customers.
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