Southwest Power Pool narrowly avoids blackouts
The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) issued its highest-level alert on Monday, July 20, 2026, for its western states, including Colorado. SPP’s West balancing authority is back to stable operations at the time of publication, but for a short while on Monday, grid conditions were dicey. By Monday, July 20, at 4:38 p.m. CT, SPP had put its western region under an EEA Level 1, which is at a […]
What Not to Do: California Energy Policy Serves As a Warning to Colorado
Just days after finalizing a future ban on the sale of gas-powered vehicles, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) sent out a bulletin Tuesday afternoon warning that an expected heat wave posed serious threats to the reliability of the state’s electric grid. Starting tomorrow through Tuesday, California and the West are expecting extreme heat that […]
