Southwestern Power Administration

Southwestern Power Administration moved to its new Headquarters building. As January 6, 2025, the Southwestern Power Administration mailing address is:

Southwestern Power Administration
6655 S Lewis Ave
Tulsa, OK 74136

child fishing near small waterfall with transmission lines overhead

Generation Schedules

Call Toll-Free: 866-494-1993

Llame al teléfono gratis, numero 866-494-1993, para la voz activada de los horarios de generación.

Note that the number of megawatts to be generated, and consequently, the rate at which water is released at each project, is subject to change as demand for power increases or decreases. In addition, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may schedule releases for purposes other than hydropower.

Electrical equipment at Bull Shoals in Arkansas is part of a larger network of infrastructure equipment used to provide clean energy to millions.

News & Resources

News and resources available to the public include regular news updates of the agency’s activities, annual financial reports, rate and repayment information, Southwestern’s Open Access Tariff and related documents, and information about marketing, transmission planning and interconnection.

Annual Reports

News & Publications

Rates & Repayment

Temporary Power Sales

Transmission & Interconnection

Fall Protection Training helps SWPA high-voltage electricians gain confidence to work safely at heights while maintaining SWPA’s transmission system. Crews completed this annual safety training in June in Springfield, MO.

About Us

Fast Facts

One of four Power Marketing Administrations in the U.S.
Markets cost-based, wholesale power and energy generated from 24 Federal, multi-purpose hydropower projects owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Service territory includes Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas.

Southwestern Power Administration was established in 1943 by the Secretary of the Interior as a Federal Agency that today operates within the Department of Energy under the authority of Section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944. By law, Southwestern's power is marketed and delivered primarily to public bodies such as rural electric cooperatives and municipal utilities. Southwestern has over one hundred such "preference" customers, and these entities ultimately serve over 10 million end-use customers.

Email Contact: info@swpa.gov

SWPA regularly replaces aging equipment, such as these oil circuit breakers at Broken Bow in Oklahoma, to keep electricity reliable and avoid unplanned outages.

Services

Southwestern is dedicated to supporting small business, providing fair and open access to acquisitions, and promoting the purchase of energy efficient, recycled and recyclable, and environmentally sound products and services.

Vendor Information

Items SWPA Buys

Small Business

SWPA Property Disposal

SWPA works with local, state, and Federal officials to design symbiotic infrastructure like this transmission line that parallels a state highway in Arkansas.

Health & Safety

Southwestern is committed to keeping its employees safe and its facilities secure, all while promoting clean, affordable, and renewable hydropower to support the Nation’s renewable energy portfolio.

COVID

Crime Witness Program