OCC to Consider $260 Million AEP Transmission Line Project A $260 million transmission line replacement project in southern Oklahoma will be the sole topic of a special meeting scheduled Monday by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC). The meeting will focus on a proposal involving AEP Oklahoma Transmission Company to rebuild a large portion of existing …
Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Files Notice of Intent for Oklahoma Rate Adjustment While Oklahoma Natural Gas filed a recent rate hike request with Oklahoma regulators, so did another gas supplier in the state. Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corporation, headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas and providing service to nearly 60,000 customers in the two states, recently filed a …
Oklahoma Natural Gas Seeks Rate Increase, Citing Lower-Than-Allowed Returns Oklahoma Natural Gas (ONG) says the rates allowed under an Oklahoma Corporation Commission ruling aren’t enough and it needs an increase in rates for its 930,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers. The Oklahoma City-based utility filed a request with the commission last week for an increase …
U.S. Power Grid to Add 86 GW of New Generating Capacity in 2026 U.S. power plant developers and operators plan to add 86 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric generating capacity to the U.S. power grid in 2026 in the latest Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, a record …
The risks facing Oklahoma’s power grid will draw attention Wednesday when Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners meet to discuss a new 2026 Regional Risk Assessment made by the Midwest Reliability Organization. Oklahoma is one of several midwest states that fall under the MRO’s assessment and the group’s new report is designed to serve as a critical …
(Image art by Kevin Clark via ChatGPT.) Oklahoma Lawmakers Target ‘Large Load’ Power Demand The issue of large electrical loads has not only been a topic of discussion by Oklahoma regulators, but it is also the focus of several bills filed in the Oklahoma Legislature. As previously reported, a bill by Tulsa Rep. Amanda Clinton …
Oklahoma Corporation Commission server issues disrupt filings Internet and server problems have been creating ongoing disruptions at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, interfering with the agency’s ability to monitor cases and process required filings over the past several weeks. Officials confirmed the repeated outages affected internal systems used to manage regulatory activity, including the ability to …
Oklahoma Bill Proposes Data Center Moratorium Through 2029—New York does too State Sen. Kendal Sacchieri’s call for a moratorium on data centers in Oklahoma isn’t an isolated proposal when it comes to the expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) and the ballooning demand for electrical power. Senate Bill 1488 Calls for Three-Year Moratorium The Republican senator …
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners to Hear Utility Cost Requests Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners have been asked to decide two significant utility requests for costs associated with their expanded energy generation projects and in each case, it could have a direct impact on the electric bills of residential ratepayers. They will join an administrative law judge in a …
OCC Division Seeks Independent Oversight of OG&E Bidding Process A division of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission wants to closely monitor Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company’s competitive bidding in its growing electric generation projects. It is not considered an unusual move but simply another tool in making sure consumers have a watchdog on their side. The …
