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Guiding the Future: Celebrating 2025 Leadership Updates
2025 was a banner year at SPP, featuring an infusion of bold leadership.

SPP
Dec 83 min read


Who Is SPP?
The electric industry and SPP's role is complex. Let's talk about it.

SPP
Dec 42 min read


SPP intern program invests in future workforce
SPP welcomed 22 college students from across the country for the 2025 summer internship program. This highly sought after program begins in mid-May and ends in early August.

SPP
Dec 13 min read


SPP consolidated planning process to reduce costs and help meet nation’s growing energy needs
Years of collaboration among Southwest Power Pool (SPP) staff and stakeholders to accelerate and improve regional transmission planning culminated today with the SPP Board of Directors’ approval of the Consolidated Planning Process (CPP).

SPP
Nov 282 min read


SPP working hard to meet demand of AI, large loads
As the energy industry faces the daunting task of connecting and serving electricity-hungry AI data centers, grid operators must balance essential goals of reliability, affordability, and speed.

SPP
Nov 242 min read


Giraffes, basketballs, and energy markets
Natural leader Carrie Simpson leads SPP’s efforts to facilitate electricity trading in the West.

SPP
Nov 208 min read


Bring a Kid to Work Day
SPP employees showed off their work superpowers recently to our "new hires" at the annual "Bring a Kid to Work Day."

SPP
Nov 102 min read
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