Consumer groups challenge OG&E financing request
Two consumer advocacy groups — Oklahoma Industrial Energy Consumers and AARP Oklahoma — are sharply criticizing OG&E over its latest effort to recover financing costs tied to the Horseshoe Lake power plant expansion.
The dispute centers on financing related to Horseshoe Lake Units 14 and 15, which are part of OG&E’s planned generation expansion in eastern Oklahoma County. OIEC and AARP argue the utility is repeatedly attempting to shift costs onto customers despite recent regulatory setbacks…