OGE Energy Corp. is ready to catch more air. The company announced Tuesday its subsidiary, Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co., is seeking proposals from wind power developers to provide up to 300 more megawatts of wind-generated power by late 2010.
OGE Energy Corp. is ready to catch more air. The company announced Tuesday its subsidiary, Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co., is seeking proposals from wind power developers to provide up to 300 more megawatts of wind-generated power by late 2010.
Company wants 300 more megawatts of power from the project by late 2010
OGE Energy Corp. is ready to catch more air.
The company announced Tuesday its subsidiary, Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co., is seeking proposals from wind power developers to provide up to 300 more megawatts of wind-generated power by late 2010.
The additional power would be enough to power 45,000 households, a spokesman said.
"We previously announced, and have been working on plans, to significantly increase OG&E's wind power production," said Pete Delaney, OGE Energy's chairman, president and chief executive.
"We believe wind generation benefits our customers and the state as we position ourselves for a secure energy future," said Delaney.
Building out
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... more [truncated due to possible copyright]Company wants 300 more megawatts of power from the project by late 2010
OGE Energy Corp. is ready to catch more air.
The company announced Tuesday its subsidiary, Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co., is seeking proposals from wind power developers to provide up to 300 more megawatts of wind-generated power by late 2010.
The additional power would be enough to power 45,000 households, a spokesman said.
"We previously announced, and have been working on plans, to significantly increase OG&E's wind power production," said Pete Delaney, OGE Energy's chairman, president and chief executive.
"We believe wind generation benefits our customers and the state as we position ourselves for a secure energy future," said Delaney.
Building out
OG&E already has 170 megawatts of wind energy; 50 megawatts from a power-purchase agreement with FPL Energy that began in 2003, and 120 megawatts from the Centennial wind farm, owned and operated by OG&E, since 2007.
All 114 of the wind turbines currently dedicated to serve OG&E's customers are in Woodward and Harper counties in northwestern Oklahoma.
Adding up to 300 megawatts of wind generation will be a major step for OG&E toward its goal to add up to 600 megawatts of wind power during the next four to six years, company officials said Tuesday.