The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has approved the proposal by Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) to acquire three wind facilities in north-central Oklahoma — known as the North Central Energy Facilities — in conjunction with its sister company, Public Service of Oklahoma (PSO).
SWEPCO will own 54.5 percent of the 1,485-megawatt project with an investment of $1.01 billion. The facilities are to be located in portions of seven counties in north-central Oklahoma: Alfalfa, Blaine, Custer, Garfield, Kingfisher, Major and Woods.
One project will be completed by the end of 2020, and the other two would be completed by the end of 2021. The wind-generating facilities would provide 810 megawatts of clean energy to SWEPCO customers in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas.
