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SWPA’s New Headquarters in Tulsa, OK
Tulsa, OK – It may not have been with the stroke of his own pen, but Mike Wech, Administrator of Southwestern Power Administration (Southwestern or SWPA), changed the course of the agency’s history on Thursday, September 5, 2019.
The Volt’s exterior shape is similar to the Chevy Cruze; it is stream-lined and aerodynamic.
Southwestern’s first hybrid electric car has arrived. The Chevrolet Volt can travel 53 miles on electricity and up to 420 miles with a full charge and full tank of gas. Four dollars will get you from Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Springfield, Missouri.
SWPA Deputy Administrator Marshall Boyken, SWPA Administrator Mike Wech, DOE OE Assistant Secretary Bruce Walker, DOE OE Chief of Staff Michael Coe, DOE OE Senior Advisor David Wells, SWPA Vice President of Operations Keeth Works, SWPA General Counsel John Bremer, and SWPA Director of the Division of System Protection and Communications Doug Johnson pause for a photo in front of SWPA’s Nixa Substation.
Bruce Walker, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Electricity (OE) of the Department of Energy (DOE), paid a visit to Southwestern’s Springfield and Nixa, Missouri, facilities on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.
Marshal Boyken Deputy Administrator
Tulsa, OK – Marshall Boyken was named Deputy Administrator of Southwestern Power Administration (Southwestern), effective February 3, 2019. Boyken has served as Acting Deputy Administrator since August 2018.