OG&E, the electric utility subsidiary of OGE Energy Corp., has completed construction of two 5-megawatt solar energy farms in southeast Oklahoma. Both centers are operating at full capacity.
In February, the company announced it would build the two solar energy centers, one in Davis, Okla., and one in Durant, Okla., to help meet the renewable energy needs of the Chickasaw Nation and the Choctaw Nation, respectively.
Both tribes have purchased approximately 50 percent of each energy center's solar output through OG&E's solar tariff. The remaining solar capacity was made available to all customers. With the new solar farms now energized, approximately 4,600 customers are subscribed to OG&E Solar Power.
“When I look at these new solar farms, I see the future,” said Gary Batton, chief of the Choctaw Nation. “The Choctaw Nation has thousands of years of experience living off the land in a sustainable way, and, to us, this is a natural and welcome de
