<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=15NriO_1GumGF2l00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=15NriO_1GumGF2l00" width="738" height="414" >AARP Oklahoma is disappointed over the Oklahoma Corporation Commission vote of allowing a 3.55% rate increase for Public Service Company of Oklahoma.Sean Voskuhl, state director responded with a statement after the commission’s 2-1 vote.“While we are pleased the Oklahoma Corporation Commission significantly reduced PSO’s requested rate increase, we are disappointed the Commission declined to correctly implement certain cost allocation measures that would have reduced bills for Oklahoma’s residential customers,” Voskuhl said.The estimated monthly dollar impact on residential ratepayers won’t be known for several more days.Part of the consideration of PSO’s original request, which was chopped from $606 million to around $29 million as part of the order approved by Commissioners Brian Bingman and Todd Hiett and opposed by Commission chairman Kim David, dealt with large loads and data centers. It opened the door for PSO to use the state’s new Data Center Ratepayer Protection Act to make sure that new large load users pay for the power they use.The new order did not support a settlement agreement to lower the utility’s original request to $76 million. AARP was one of the groups that supported the agreement.Voskuhl wants to make sure the data centers coming to Oklahoma pay their fair share and don’t allow a utility to shift costs onto residential customers.“Today’s order moves in that direction by requiring long-term commitments, collateral and minimum bills. However, the Commission has reserved the most significant cost questions and AARP will continue to advocate on behalf of Oklahoma consumers,” he said. “For older Oklahomans living on fixed incomes, even a few more dollars a month can mean cutting back on groceries, prescriptions and other necessities. AARP Oklahoma will continue fighting these rate increases, opposing unfair cost allocations between Oklahoma’s residents and its businesses and holding utilities accountable to the customers who are being asked to foot the bill.”The Commission approved provisions of PSO’s large-load tariff, establishing requirements for customers with significant electricity demands, including data centers. The tariff is designed to protect existing PSO customers from numerous financial and operational risks associated with bringing large-load customers onto the electric system. These protections include long-term service commitments, financial security requirements and provisions intended to reduce the risk of existing customers bearing costs associated with new large-load development.Additional proceedings will examine options for large-load customers seeking to provide their own electric generation while ensuring appropriate contributions toward PSO’s generation costs.</div></body>

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AARP Oklahoma is disappointed over the Oklahoma Corporation Commission vote of allowing a 3.55% rate increase for Public Service Company of Oklahoma. Sean Voskuhl, state director responded with a statement after the commission’s 2-1 vote. “While we are pleased the Oklahoma Corporation Commission significantly reduced PSO’s requested rate increase,...

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AARP Oklahoma is disappointed over the Oklahoma Corporation Commission vote of allowing a 3.55% rate increase for Public Service Company of Oklahoma. Sean 

AARP disappointed over regulators’ approval PSO rate decision

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