by Abel Sanchez | Feb 16, 2021 | Business Brief
With power outages from this week’s winter storm affecting large portions of Texas, the Texas Department of State Health Services is urging people to use extreme caution with electric generators and heat sources that produce carbon monoxide. Generators should only be...
by Abel Sanchez | Feb 16, 2021 | Business Brief
SHREVEPORT, La., Feb. 16, 2021 – Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) is monitoring a second, potentially dangerous winter storm that may bring a mix of snow and more than half an inch of ice to the Ark-La-Tex Tuesday and Wednesday, potentially causing extended...
by Abel Sanchez | Feb 16, 2021 | Business Brief
SHREVEPORT, La. (7 a.m. February 16, 2021) – Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) has temporarily interrupted power to parts of its service area as part of an emergency procedure to reduce load on the electric system and prevent wider-area outages. SWEPCO is...
by Abel Sanchez | Feb 15, 2021 | Business Brief
SHREVEPORT, La. Feb. 15, 2021 – Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) has ended the controlled outages implemented today in an emergency procedure prompted by extreme winter temperatures.The rotating controlled outages were implemented when SWEPCO and other...