New Report Takes Aim at CWIP Laws, Calling Them a “Hidden Tax” on Power Bills A new blistering report from the Manhattan Institute targets the growing use of CWIP — Construction Work in Progress — and takes the policy to the woodshed. The report argues that CWIP laws allow utilities to “gold plate” projects, stretch …
At one time Oklahoma Gas and Electric was a supporter of Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett during his campaigns for office. But a recent filing with the Corporation Commission indicated the utility used its sword of power to sever all relations with the Republican regulator who voted recently against OGE’s request for new generation …
In their most recent non-public meeting, Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners met behind closed doors for nearly an hour in discussion of internal finance and accounting. In the Thursday, November 20 meeting which started at 3:45 p.m. and ended at 4:37 p.m., the commissioners also discussed personnel issues. No further details were offered in the meeting …
Creek County Residents Push Back on Battery Storage Plan Residents near a proposed battery storage project in Creek County are pushing back on the project proposed by Sofos Power, a firm based in Spain and also with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. The project is called the Silver City Resilient Power Battery Energy Storage project and …
Oklahoma Regulators Weigh FERC Order on Large Load Rules After cancelling a planned meeting on Wednesday, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission will hold a special meeting on Thursday in Oklahoma City. It will focus on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and a recent order regarding large electrical loads and the Interstate Transmission Company. The discussion and …
Regulators Approve Major Generation Projects Without CWIP Oklahoma Gas and Electric notified the Securities and Exchange Commission that Oklahoma regulators approved hundreds of millions of dollars in new energy projects. The utility filed a Current Report on Form 8-K after the Oklahoma Corporation Commission issued its order late last week. However, state regulators rejected OG&E’s …
THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELED Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners were set to possibly give the go-ahead this week to a $260 million project to improve American Electric Power Company’s electric transmission line from Lawton eastward to near Ardmore. But a Tuesday morning announcement declared the meeting had been cancelled. It did not offer an …
State Regulators Push Back on Federal Authority State utility regulators across the country are warning the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) not to overstep its authority as the agency seeks to connect massive data centers to interstate power transmission grids. Members of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC)—including Oklahoma Corporation Commission Chair Kim …
Hiett Explains His Opposition to CWIP Denial Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett says he voted against a plan to deny Construction Work in Progress for Oklahoma Gas and Electric not because he was against denial of CWIP but because there was no cost cap on one of the utility’s energy expansion projects. Commissioners approved the …
OIEC and AARP Renew Opposition to OG&E Request Two consumer groups fighting Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E) over its plan to use a controversial new law to make ratepayers fund energy expansion projects while under construction have renewed their arguments that the request should be denied. In a filing with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC), …
