Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company Seeks to Intervene in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Proceeding

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Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company, a multistate electric utility serving customers in Oklahoma and Arkansas, has submitted a motion to intervene in a proceeding before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The company, which owns transmission, generation, and distribution assets and participates in the markets administered by the Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP), seeks to have its interests represented in the docket. As a transmission owner, customer, and market participant within SPP, OG&E argues that it would be directly affected by any decision in the proceeding and cannot adequately be represented by any other party.

Key Takeaways:

  • Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company, a multistate electric utility, is seeking to intervene in a FERC proceeding (ER26-257-000) to have its interests represented.
  • OG&E is a transmission owner, transmission customer, and market participant within the Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP), and believes its interests cannot be adequately represented by other parties.
  • As a multistate electric utility, OG&E provides electric service at retail and wholesale in Oklahoma and Arkansas, with transmission facilities ceded to SPP.
  • The company argues that participating in this proceeding is essential to its representation, citing FERC Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 C.F.R. § 385.212, 214).
  • OG&E has ceded functional control of its transmission facilities to SPP and participates in the markets administered by SPP, making it a crucial stakeholder in the proceeding.

Statistics:

  • The FERC proceeding (ER26-257-000) involves the submission of a tariff filing by Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) under 35.13(a)(2)(iii).
  • OG&E has submitted the motion to intervene on October 28, 2025, only one day after SPP's tariff filing on October 27, 2025.
  • The Southwest Power Pool, Inc. (SPP) is a regional transmission organization (RTO) serving customers in Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Sources:

  • [1] Submission to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: Motion to Intervene of Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company under ER26-257-000. (October 28, 2025)
  • [2] Southwest Power Pool, Inc. submits tariff filing per 35.13(a)(2)(iii).
  • [3] FERC Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 C.F.R. § 385.212, 214)
  • [4] elibrary.ferc.gov.