SPP set several new system records March 9, 2021, including #wind and #renewable penetration records. Additionally, we almost set a wind output record — wind reached 20,077 MW at 8:10 p.m. March 8. The historical record is 20,108 MW set Feb. 4, 2021.
Bronwen Bastone serves on the Southwest Power Pool Board of Directors and believes the jobs of the future will require a background in STEAM.
Shirley Ann Jackson, the first Black woman to earn a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) doctorate, advanced the study of sub-atomic particles, led Nokia Bell Labs research into semiconductors for power transmission and, as U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission - NRC chair, improved safety...
During a special meeting March 2, Southwest Power Pool’s board of directors approved a plan to assess SPP’s performance, and that of its member utilities, during the February 2021 winter weather event that impacted SPP’s operations. https:// spp.org/ newsroom/ press-releases/ spp-to-conduct-c ...
Hazel Reid O’Leary became the first woman, and the first African American, to serve as the secretary of U.S. Department of Energy in 1992. During her tenure, she led an overhaul of the department and implemented policies to support renewable energy. #BlackHistory #WomensHistoryMo nth
Annie Easley, one of @NASA’s “human computers,” propelled America’s race to the moon and developed code and program… https://t.co/9yuVcnQnfW
Walter Hawkins & Warren Washington were both awarded @NSTMF Science Medals for their contributions: Hawkins revolut… https://t.co/XAtZDQZSYq
Meredith “Flash” Gourdine was a silver-medal-winning @Olympics athlete and a brilliant engineer. His application of… https://t.co/qSsm0g43i5
Edwin Roberts Russell was a brilliant chemist who was one of few Black scientists selected to join the Manhattan Pr… https://t.co/17pAHD3ATl
SPP President & CEO Barbara Sugg shared a message regarding SPP's emergency response related to last week's weather… https://t.co/Sz18xzHXHw