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 …
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Oklahoma Bills Target Large Electrical Loads
(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 …
OCC server outages disrupt filings, delay agenda orders
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 …
Expanded utility power projects opposed
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 …
Regulators to consider monitoring OGE bidding process
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 …
Utilities Sought $31B in Rate Hikes in 2025,PowerLines Finds
Utility Rate Hike Requests Double in 2025, PowerLines Finds A nationwide non-profit organization says utility rate increases continued to accelerate in 2025, placing growing pressure on consumers across the country — including Oklahoma ratepayers who are already paying higher monthly bills tied to past storm-related fuel costs. In a year-end analysis titled “Utility Bills Are …
Regulators consider OGE’s latest CWIP request
CWIP Dispute Leaves OG&E Request Under Advisement at OCC Another fight over Construction Work in Progress (CWIP) unfolded this week before the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) as Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E) pressed regulators for approval to begin recovering construction costs from customers while new power projects are still under development. After hearing arguments from …
SPP is expanding grid coverage and workforce
Southwest Power Pool expansion to add nearly 200 jobs as grid moves west The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is accelerating its expansion into western U.S. energy markets — a move that will bring nearly 200 new jobs to the regional transmission organization over the next two years while reshaping how electricity is managed across much …
Regulators went behind closed doors to talk about CWIP law
Corporation Commissioners Revisit CWIP Law in Closed-Door Meeting More than a year after Oklahoma lawmakers approved a controversial utility financing measure, members of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission appear to be reassessing the impact of the law they once strongly opposed. According to a filing for a meeting exempt from the state’s Open Meeting Act, Commissioners …
Former regulator runs for Governor of New Mexico
Former Public Regulation Commissioner Targets Power Prices, Policy Direction Former New Mexico Public Regulation Commission member James Ellison announced his candidacy for governor, launching a Republican campaign centered on energy affordability, electricity rates, and economic development. Ellison, who previously served as a regulator overseeing utilities and energy markets in the state, said Democratic-led energy policies …
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