Archived News Items

Rick Belanger, Denison Powerhouse Supervisor, shows part of one of the turbines used to generate power to the plant itself.
Public Utilities Specialist Susan Worthington accompanied Southwestern colleagues on a tour of Denison Dam and Powerhouse in November 2022 on assignment from Southwestern Public Affairs.
dylan underwood speaking with another SWPA team member
Dylan Underwood was named Director of Southwestern’s Division of System Protection and Communications (SP&C) in March 2022. His promotion followed the December 2021 retirement of long-time Director Doug Johnson.
hi res round swpa logo
Southwestern Power Administration (Southwestern) joined the National Hydropower Association(NHA) in March 2022. Hydropower, in all its forms, is valued as America’s first and most flexible renewable energy resource.
(L-R): Randall Shearer, Scott Sims, Curtis Hunt, Carlos Valencia, Todd Bolding, Ryan Smith, Matthew Perkins, and Russell Vinyard consult on settings of the new autotransformer.
Southwestern Power Administration (Southwestern or SWPA) energized a new autotransformer at its Nixa Substation on December 2, 2021 to improve electric reliability in Southwestern's footprint and to support the regional electrical grid as a whole.
SWPA Coin Final
Southwestern Power Administration (Southwestern) is proud to introduce the Administrator's Coin Award. The award was instituted by Administrator Mike Wech to honor and recognize significant contributions to Southwestern.