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The extreme weather cold snap hitting Oklahoma prompted the Southwest Power Pool to issue a “Weather Advisory” for the entire SPP Balancing Authority (BA) area, for the next few days.
The advisory took effect Sunday, November 30, at 12:00 a.m. CT and will remain in effect until an anticipated end time of Tuesday, December 2, at 12:00 P.M. CT.
“An early season cold snap is expected to bring below average temperatures across much of the BA. Some light snow and ice is possible across Southern sections of the BA starting Monday in areas including Oklahoma, Nebraska, southwest Missouri and Arkansas,” stated the SPP in its advisory.
- Weather Advisories are still considered Normal Operating Conditions, and do not require the public to conserve energy or take any action, but are issued to raise awareness of potential threats to reliability among entities responsible for operating transmission and generation facilities.
- This Weather Advisory is being issued due to expected below average temperatures across the BA area, as well as freezing drizzle and potential snow possible in the southern and central regions of the SPP footprint.
- Individuals should contact their local utility for details specific to their area.
- Generation and transmission operators have been provided instructions on applicable procedures, including reporting any limitations, fuel shortages or concerns.
- To mitigate risks to reliability associated with these factors, SPP may use greater unit commitment notification timeframes, including making commitments before standard day-ahead market procedures and/or committing resources in reliability status.
- SPP will send additional information if necessary.
