Oklahoma Reps Take $1.5 Billion Power Bill Brawl To High Court

Three Oklahoma lawmakers are asking the state’s highest court to tear up roughly $1.5 billion in 2023 fuel and purchased‑power charges for Oklahoma Natural Gas, OG&E and PSO, arguing that the costs were pushed straight onto customers and have already been collected on monthly bills. Their move lands in the middle of a years‑long legal slugfest over audits, prudence reviews and whether Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett should have stayed out of the cases, as per the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

The brief, filed by Reps. Tom Gann (R‑Inola), Kevin West (R‑Moore) and Rick West (R‑Heavener), asks the Oklahoma Supreme Court to overturn Oklahoma Corporation Commission orders that signed off on about $1.5 billion in 2023 costs: roughly $530 million for Oklahoma Natural Gas, $550 million for Public Service Company of Oklahoma and $763 million for Oklahoma Gas & Electric, according to the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The filing accuses the commission of breaking state rules on audits and prudence reviews and says ratepayers were denied notice and due process. The lawmakers want new audits and prudence reviews handled by outside, independent auditors and experts instead of the OCC’s in‑house Public Utility Division staff.

Oklahoma Reps Take $1.5 Billion Power Bill Brawl To High Court