GRDA Statement on Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) 1 Declaration
At approximately 12:30PM today (February 16), the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) declared a return to an Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) Level 1, which indicates a return to more normal operations on the electric system. As stated earlier, we do not have any interruptions of service on the GRDA system, and we do not anticipate we […]
GRDA to discharge at Grand, Hudson
In response to a directive from the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), the electric balancing market for a 17-state region, the Grand River Dam Authority has begun added discharge of the Grand Lake conservation pool today, Tuesday February 16. It is anticipated that the elevation of Grand Lake will drop to 740 feet and perhaps further […]
GRDA Statement on Southwest Power Pool (SPP) return to Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) Level 2 Declaration
At approximately 11:30AM this morning, the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) declared a return to an Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) Level 2. At this time, we do not have any interruptions of service on the GRDA system and we do not anticipate we will see additional interruptions of service during the day. However, the possibility of […]
GRDA Statement on Southwest Power Pool (SPP) Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) Level 3 Declaration
This morning the Grand River Dam Authority received notification that the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), the electric balancing market for a 17-state region, was declaring an Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) Level 3. Under the EEA Level 3 declaration, SPP must utilize operating reserves below the required minimum or ask its member utilities to implement controlled […]
GRDA Statement on SPP return to EEA2 Declaration
On Monday afternoon, February 15, at 2PM, the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) declared a return to an Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) Level 2. While it is important to note that an EEA Level 3, which includes the possibility of scheduled interruptions of service, is currently not in effect, nor is it necessarily being predicted by […]
GRDA Statement on Imminent Coordinated Interruption of Service Directive
The Grand River Dam Authority just received notification that the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), the electric balancing market for a 17-state region, would be ordering members to implement coordinated interruptions to service. This follows on the heels of SPP’s earlier EEA Level 3 declaration. Alert Level 3 is the highest alert level that SPP uses in a situation of energy shortage. GRDA […]
GRDA Statement on Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) Level 3 Declaration
This morning the Grand River Dam Authority received notification that the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), the electric balancing market for a 17-state region, would be declaring an Energy Emergency Alert Level 3, effective immediately. Under the EEA Level 3 declaration, SPP must utilize operating reserves below the required minimum or ask its member utilities to implement controlled service interruptions. Alert Level […]
GRDA Statement on Southwest Power Pool Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) Level 2 Declaration
This morning the Grand River Dam Authority received notification that the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), the electric balancing market for a 17-state region, would be declaring and Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) Level 2, effective at 7:22 a.m. central time today, February 15th. An EEA Level 2 requires SPP to direct its member companies to issue […]
GRDA Statement on SPP Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) Level 1 Declaration
The Grand River Dam Authority received notification from the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), the Regional Transmission Operator, and host of the integrated energy market for a 17-state region, that SPP would be declaring an Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) Level 1, effective 5AM Monday, February 15. According to SPP, due to the effects of widespread and […]
Statement from GRDA President/CEO Dan Sullivan
No announcements or emergency declarations have been made that would require any reduction of electricity delivery to any GRDA customer at this time. GRDA is always mindful of maintaining grid stability and reliability. Out of an abundance of caution, GRDA reached out to its industrial and municipal customers in an effort to highlight the difficulties […]