Southwest Power Pool has declared an Energy Emergency Alert Level 1 and is seeking energy conservation through Feb. 16 as extreme cold weather hits the regions. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now SPP members and market participants are requested to conserve energy beginning at midnight CT Feb. 15 and for the following 48 hours to mitigate the risk of more widespread and longer-lasting outages. “The declaration of conservation operations signaled to SPP’s member company utility operators that they should operate conservatively to mitigate the risk of worsening operations,” according to an SPP news release. “To bolster system reliability, SPP may require generating units to be available for upcoming operating days with notification for commitment issued multiple days in advance.” […]