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Southwest Power Pool

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One of the best things going for engineers in central Arkansas - Senior Operations Engineer Southwest Power Pool Employee Review

4.0
May 2, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Good compensation and benefits. High level of job security as a non-profit regional transmission organization. Down to earth employees, transparent company, approachable CEO. Almost guaranteed a 10% or better bonus. The new SPP energy market system is interesting and provides more variety in job opportunities.

Cons

Being "evolutionary not revolutionary" can be frustrating if you're an innovation kind of person. Things change slowly at SPP and there are plenty of hard heads in management. Overachieving is not rewarded and habitual slacking is not reprimanded. "Time served" is too much of an influence on the promotion process. Bad managers can linger for years.

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5.0
Jun 13, 2026
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Pros

Supportive staff. Lots of opportunities for growth

Cons

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2.0
Jan 23, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good pay for the amount of work

Cons

They promote based on friends and personalities within IT department and not based on most qualified.

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