5/14/2008
PSO Issues RFP For Long-Term Generation Resources
TULSA, Okla., May 14, 2008 – Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), a subsidiary of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), has issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking 450 to 600 megawatts (MW) of new generation resources to meet increases in customer demand for electricity. The new resources are to be available beginning in 2012.
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3/25/2008
PSO and TCC Celebrate Women´s History Month
TULSA, Okla., Mar. 25, 2008 – Today Public Service Company of Oklahoma employees will join the Tulsa Community College Diversity and Student Outreach Program in celebration of the history and accomplishments of outstanding women in America and around the world.
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3/13/2008
AEP Provides $150,000 To ReGreen Tulsa Following the 2007 Ice Storm
TULSA, Okla., Mar. 13, 2008 – The American Electric Power Foundation has pledged to donate $150,000 over the next three years to the “ReGreening” effort in Tulsa. The donation will help achieve the ReGreen Tulsa goal of 20,000 trees planted by December 2010.
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3/4/2008
New Peaking Units Online At PSO´s Southwestern Station
TULSA, Okla., March 4, 2008 – Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), has begun commercial operation of new peaking generation units at Southwestern Station (SWS), located near Anadarko, Okla.
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12/28/2007
PSO SEEKS COST RECOVERY ON RED ROCK
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), today filed a proposal with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) that seeks recovery of costs associated with the cancelled Red Rock power generation facility. As proposed, the plan would not increase PSO’s existing customer rates.
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12/20/2007
AEP FOUNDATION PROVIDES $250,000 TO HELP WITH ICE STORM RECOVERY
In response to last week’s devastating ice storm that left hundreds of thousands without power in northeastern Oklahoma, the American Electric Power Foundation has provided a $250,000 grant to The Salvation Army to create the Ice Storm Disaster Relief Fund to help individuals in five counties with the recovery effort.
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12/17/2007
PSO Stresses Safety, Caution During Storm Restoration
PSO is cautioning the public to be very careful and work safely when working in the neighborhoods to remove debris and to recover from the recent ice storm.
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12/17/2007
MASSIVE ICE STORM POWER RECOVERY EFFORT PROMPTS PSO TO ESTIMATE CUSTOMER BILLS ON TEMPORARY BASIS
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), is issuing estimated bills to approximately half of its customers in the Tulsa metropolitan area and several other PSO-served communities due to its need to deploy many of its meter readers as guides for out-of-town crews who are assisting PSO in the massive power restoration effort following the devastating December 9 and 10 ice storm.
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12/17/2007
PSO Urges Public Caution during Ice Storm Recovery
Update: As of 1:30 p.m. today, PSO had restored power to approximately 212,000 customers, with approximately 43,000 customers remaining without electricity, primarily in the Tulsa metro area. PSO has more than 2,400 line workers and 2,200 tree trimmers working to restore power. For regular updates on the recovery process, including a map with estimated restoration times for the Tulsa metro area, see PSOklahoma.com.
Public Service Company of Oklahoma today urged residents to use extreme caution as thousands of utility crew workers and vehicles work to restore power following the ice storm that began Dec. 9 and peaked Dec. 11.
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12/16/2007
PSO Provides Outage Update, Urges Public Caution during Ice Storm Recovery
Update: As of 1:30 p.m. today, PSO had restored power to approximately 212,000 customers, with approximately 43,000 customers remaining without electricity, primarily in the Tulsa metro area. PSO has more than 2,400 line workers and 2,200 tree trimmers working to restore power. For regular updates on the recovery process, including a map with estimated restoration times for the Tulsa metro area, see PSOklahoma.com.
TULSA, Okla., Dec. 16, 2007 – Public Service Company of Oklahoma today urged residents to use extreme caution as thousands of utility crew workers and vehicles work to restore power following the ice storm that began Dec. 9 and peaked Dec. 11.
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12/14/2007
PSO OUTAGES UPDATE
Tulsa without power and caused President Bush to declare the area a state of emergency.
4 a.m. Update – In the Tulsa metro area, there are 143,000 customers without power. Statewide, PSO has 148,000 customers still without power.
Check PSOklahoma.com for more information.
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9/10/2007
OCC Denies Application for Red Rock Power Plant
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners Monday issued an oral order denying PSO´s application for approval of the $1.8 billion Red Rock coal-fired power plant project. PSO had proposed to build the plant with Oklahoma Gas & Electric and the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority. The vote to deny the application was 2-1.
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8/27/2007
PSO Supports Oklahoma State Workforce Development Program
In the coming years, there will be an abundance of opportunities for skilled workers to operate and maintain new and existing power generating facilities and PSO is on the lookout for skilled workers.
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8/27/2007
PSO TO DONATE COMPUTER CONSOLES TO TULSA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz and his team will be sitting pretty very soon behind several computer consoles, work stations and computer storage centers thanks to PSO.
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8/17/2007
PSO Adds ´Kids Korner´ To Web Site
For most kids, the fun of learning about their energy company probably doesn’t compare to their favorite video game or television show. But PSO has added a new section to its web site that could change that. ‘Kids Korner’ delivers engaging and informative activities for kids that will educate them and entertain them at the same time.
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8/6/2007
PSO, SWEPCO Issue RFP for 2009-2012 Summer Peak Capacity
TULSA, Okla., Aug. 6, 2007 – American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) operating subsidiaries Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) and Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) have issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the purchase of short-term capacity that will allow PSO and SWEPCO to satisfy planning reserve requirements of the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) for the 2009-2012 summer peaking periods.
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7/16/2007
Comments Sought on SWEPCO and PSO Draft RFP for 2009-2012 Summer Peak Capacity
Tulsa, Okla., July 16, 2007 – American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) operating subsidiaries Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) and Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) are planning to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) Aug. 6 for the purchase of capacity. In order to solicit input from potential bidders and other interested parties prior to the issuance of the RFP, comments are being sought on the draft RFP listed below.
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7/6/2007
PSO Implements Interim Rates
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), is implementing interim rates for residential customers pending a final order in its rate case at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC). The interim rates amount to an increase of approximately $8.6 million, which will implement a key provision of the rate case on which there seems to be agreement at the OCC. Specifically, the interim rates will increase the basic service charge for residential customers, which recognize some of the increased costs of providing service to those customers. Other components of the rate case will be implemented once the OCC issues a final order.
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4/26/2007
PSO Announces Settlement In Peaking Generation And Lawton Cogeneration Cases
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) today approved a Joint Stipulation and Settlement Agreement that resolves pending generating supply issues for Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO). Besides PSO, other parties to the agreement include OCC staff, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s office, the Oklahoma Industrial Energy Consumers and Lawton Cogeneration, L.L.C.
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4/16/2007
PSO Bill Payment Location In Grandfield Scheduled To Open
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) customers in and around Grandfield will have the option to pay their PSO electric bills in person at a new, authorized payment station that is scheduled to begin operation Friday, April 20, at Spannagel´s Office & School Supply, 104 W. 2nd Street, Grandfield.
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2/21/2007
PSO Sponsors OSU-Tulsa Engineering Design Challenge Feb. 22
To celebrate National Engineers Week, Oklahoma State University-Tulsa has challenged local students to show their creativity while learning about science, engineering and the design process. The project is made possible through funding from Public Service Company of Oklahoma.
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2/15/2007
OSU, PSO Partnering to Power Next Generation
PSO is partnering with Oklahoma State University -Okmulgee by offering more than $12,000 to create a new “Powering the Next Generation” scholarship program that targets students who major in high-voltage line construction. Deadline to make application for the scholarship is April 27.
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2/1/2007
POWER PLANT MAKES DONATION FOR LOW WATER DAM REPAIRS
Public Service Company of Oklahoma’s (PSO) Tulsa Power Station (TPS) has made a $20,000 donation to River Parks to help pay for the first phase of work needed to make repairs to the Zink low water dam, located on the Arkansas River south of downtown Tulsa. The donation was presented today to Matt Meyer, executive director of the River Parks Authority.
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1/22/2007
PSO COMPLETES ICE STORM RECOVERY
TULSA, Okla., Jan. 22, 2006 – Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) has completed restoration of its electric system from the damage caused by the Jan. 12-14 ice storm. PSO continues work with customers who have individual service issues that need to be resolved. Those customers are expected to have service by the end of today.
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11/27/2006
PSO Corrects Error In Sample Residential Bill
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), has discovered that its announcement of its Nov. 21 rate filing contained an incorrect estimate. The inaccuracy involved the calculation of a sample residential bill that was used to illustrate the impact of the proposed rate increase.
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11/21/2006
PSO files rate proposal
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), a unit of American Electric Power, has filed a rate proposal with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) to facilitate significant new investments in Oklahoma’s future that will support the growing economic and energy needs of the state and PSO customers.
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10/18/2006
PSO Signs Agreement For Additional Wind Energy
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), a unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), will receive up to 94.5 megawatts (MW) of wind-generated electricity under terms of a 25-year purchase power agreement announced today.
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7/18/2006
PSO ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR NEW BASELOAD GENERATION
American Electric Power’s (NYSE: AEP) Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) subsidiary today announced plans to enter into a joint venture agreement with Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company (OG&E) to build a new 950 megawatt coal-fueled electricity generating unit at the site of OG&E’s existing Sooner plant near Red Rock, in north central Oklahoma.
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5/30/2006
PSO Lowers Fuel Cost Adjustment Factor
As a result of lower prices for natural gas, Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) is reducing the fuel cost adjustment factor in customer bills, effective with the first billing cycle of June (bills mailed May 30).
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5/18/2006
PSO Adds Distribution Supervisor in Elk City
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) has named Larry Clifton as the new supervisor for PSO crews and servicers in Elk City, Clinton and Weatherford. As Supervisor, Distribution System (SDS), Clifton oversees the area’s three line crews and nine servicers.
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4/26/2006
61st And Harvard Tree Planting to be Completed Thursday
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), Up With Trees and the Southern Hills Neighborhood Association will mark the completion of a project to plant 137 trees in the area of 61st and Harvard with a planting ceremony scheduled for 10 a.m., Thursday, April 27.
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4/26/2006
Historic Trees Being Planted in Bartlesville
It may not be a cherry tree, but it is a Tulip Poplar similar to the one that George Washington wrote about in his diary.
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4/24/2006
PSO Begins $2 Million Upgrade in Blanchard
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) has begun a major project to upgrade electrical facilities in and around Blanchard to improve reliability and meet customer demand resulting from the town’s rapid growth
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4/5/2006
PSO Lowers Fuel Cost Adjustment Factor
As a result of lower prices for natural gas, Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) has reduced the fuel cost adjustment factor in customer bills, effective with the first billing cycle of April (bills mailed March 28).
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3/29/2006
PSO Plans Additions to Southwestern Station
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) has approved a proposal to add 170 megawatts (MW) of peaking generating capacity to the company’s Southwestern Station (SWS), located near Anadarko, Oklahoma.
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3/20/2006
PSO Summer Teacher Workshop Explores Science
Public Service Company of Oklahoma and parent company American Electric Power will sponsor the 6th Experimental Design workshop for Oklahoma science teachers across the state who instruct grades 5-12.
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3/6/2006
AEP’S PSO Plans Additions To Riverside Station
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), a unit of American Electric Power, has approved a proposal to add 170 megawatts (MW) of generating capacity to the company’s Riverside Station (RVS), located in Jenks, Okla.
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1/26/2006
Louie The Lightning Bug Buzzes Into Catoosa With Live Electrical Safety
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) is bringing its electrical safety education efforts into the classroom through an innovative, interactive educational touring theatre show that actively engages local school children in learning.
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1/17/2006
PSO Peaking Generation RFP Update: Bid Evaluations Underway, Announcement of Selected Proposal Expected No Later Than May
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) is in the process of evaluating proposals received in response to a company-issued RFP to provide up to 500 megawatts (MW) of peaking generation. The RFP was issued Sept. 12, 2005 and proposals were due by Dec. 20.
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12/1/2005
PSO Reminds Customers To Practice Energy Conservation In Face Of Higher Electric Bills Due to High Natural Gas Prices
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) continues to urge its customers to use energy wisely and institute energy conservation measures immediately due to higher winter electric bills, driven by the sharply higher cost of natural gas used to fuel electric generating facilities.
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11/11/2005
PSO Paving Way For Tulsa Wave Park
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) is undertaking a series of improvements to the west bank of the Arkansas River near its Tulsa Power Station that will lead to the development of a white water recreation area to be called the Tulsa Wave Park. Improvements will include grading and stabilizing a 150-foot section of the bank and the construction of a path and dock for kayakers to safely enter the water.
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10/17/2005
PSO Issues RFP For Baseload Generation
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) has announced it is seeking proposals for new baseload generation to supplement existing power supply resources to effectively meet customers’ power demand requirements. A Request for Proposal (RFP) to add baseload generation has been issued and information about it posted on PSOklahoma.com.
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10/12/2005
High Natural Gas Prices To Impact Electric Bills; PSO Urges Customers To Use Conservation
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) is urging its customers to be prepared for higher electric bills this winter as a result of sharply increased costs of natural gas purchased to power generating facilities.
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9/13/2005
PSO Proposes Enhancements To Reliability Plan
In an effort to be responsive to customer comment and concerns involving its tree trimming plans, practices and procedures, Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) is proposing a series of enhancements to its reliability program.
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9/12/2005
PSO Matching Donations To Help Oklahomans and Hurricane Survivors
Public Service Company of Oklahoma announced it will provide a company match to customer donations to the Salvation Army’s Light A Life Fund. For every dollar donated to Light A Life through the end of the year, PSO will donate two dollars to the Salvation Army Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Fund.
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9/9/2005
PSO To Seek Bids For New Generation
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) is seeking proposals for new generation to supplement existing power supply resources to effectively meet customers’ power demand requirements. PSO is seeking both new peaking resources and base-load resources. A draft Request for Proposal (RFP) to add peaking capacity will be issued Sept. 12, 2005. A separate RFP for additional base-load capacity will follow in October.
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7/27/2005
PSO Employees Collect Donations To Help Customers Pay Energy Bills
Thanks to the generosity of PSO employees and retirees, more than $7,500 has been raised in special fundraising to help pay home energy bills for customers in need.
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6/28/2005
FPL Energy and PSO dedicate Weatherford Wind Energy Center
FPL Energy, LLC, a subsidiary of FPL Group (NYSE: FPL) and Public Service Company of Oklahoma, a wholly owned operating subsidiary of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), today joined about 150 guests near Weatherford to dedicate FPL Energy’s Weatherford Wind Energy Center in Custer County, Oklahoma.
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6/20/2005
Science Teachers Do A Little Finger Painting At PSO-Sponsored Workshop
Forty Oklahoma science teachers will use finger paints on Monday and put their handprint, thumbprint or signature on a huge banner to signify the start of the 5th Annual Experimental Design workshop, hosted by Tulsa Public Schools and Public Service Company of Oklahoma.
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6/3/2005
PSO Seeks Funding Boost For Reliability Enhancement
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) today filed an application with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) to update the OCC on PSO’s Reliability Enhancement Plan and advise that an increase in the plan’s annual reliability spending cap is required for PSO to have sufficient funding to meet the four-year distribution tree-trimming cycle requirement included in the OCC’s service quality rules. PSO is requesting an increase in the annual cap from $11.81 million to $27.21 million to meet the four-year cycle trim requirement.
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5/18/2005
PSO, Central High School Celebrating Anniversary
Two of Tulsa’s historic institutions - Central High School and Public Service Company of Oklahoma – will celebrate a 20-year tradition as partners in education on Thursday, May 19.
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5/9/2005
PSO To Upgrade Tulsa Area Transmission System
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) plans to spend $48 million to upgrade its Tulsa area transmission system, providing improvements that will increase electric service reliability and help meet the growing demand for electricity in the Tulsa area.
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5/3/2005
State Teachers Invited To Science Workshop
Public Service Company of Oklahoma, in conjunction with Tulsa Public Schools, will sponsor a free workshop for Oklahoma science teachers who instruct grades 5-12. This is the fifth year for the company to offer the workshop, Experimental Design, to Oklahoma science teachers.
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5/3/2005
PSO Now Getting Power From Weatherford Wind Farm, More Planned
Customers of Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) are now receiving electricity generated by the wind as PSO and its Weatherford Wind Energy Center partner, FPL Energy, LLC, announce the start of commercial operation at Oklahoma’s newest and largest wind farm.
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3/8/2005
PSO Inks Second Deal For Blue Canyon II Wind Energy
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) has signed its second agreement to purchase power from Zilkha Renewable Energy LLC’s Blue Canyon II wind farm, located about 15 miles north of Lawton, Oklahoma. The 10-year agreement calls for PSO to purchase up to 30.6 megawatts (MW).
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3/7/2005
PSO Agrees To Lower Rates BY $6.9 Million; Proposed Settlement Would End Rate Case
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) has agreed to reduce its base rates by $6.9 million under the terms of a proposed rate case settlement presented today to an Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) administrative law judge (ALJ). The ALJ recommended approval of the settlement agreement and sent it to the full Commission for consideration.
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3/4/2005
Louie The Lightning Bug Buzzes Into The Area With Live Electrical Safety Message
Sterling, OK, March 4, 2005 – Public Service Company of Oklahoma is bringing its electrical safety education efforts into the classroom through an innovative, interactive educational touring theatre show that actively engages local school children in learning.
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3/4/2005
Louie The Lightning Bug Buzzes Into The Area With Live Electrical Safety Message
GRACEMONT, OK, March 4, 2005 – Public Service Company of Oklahoma is bringing its electrical safety education efforts into the classroom through an innovative, interactive educational touring theatre show that actively engages local school children in learning.
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3/2/2005
PSO, Zilka Complete Wind Purchase Agreement
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) today approved an agreement allowing Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) to purchase up to 120.6 megawatts (MW) of electricity from Zilkha Renewable Energy LLC’s Blue Canyon II wind farm near Lawton, Oklahoma. The agreement is for ten years.
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2/25/2005
Louie The Lightning Bug Buzzes Into The Area With Live Electrical Safety Message
ELK CITY, OK, Feb. 25, 2005 -- Public Service Company of Oklahoma is bringing its electrical safety education efforts into the classroom through an innovative, interactive educational touring theatre show that actively engages local school children in learning.
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2/25/2005
Louie The Lightning Bug Buzzes Into The Area With Live Electrical Safety Message
STRINGTOWN, OK, Feb. 25, 2005 -- Public Service Company of Oklahoma is bringing its electrical safety education efforts into the classroom through an innovative, interactive educational touring theatre show that actively engages local school children in learning.
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2/25/2005
PSO To Show Children How Company Is A “Community Helper”
February is “Community Helpers” Month and Public Service Company of Oklahoma will demonstrate to students at the Broken Arrow Learning Center at 3025 N. Aspen some of the things the company does to help the community.
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1/20/2005
Make Checks Payable to PSO
Beginning this week, Public Service Company of Oklahoma customers now have the option to make their checks payable to PSO when they pay their monthly electric bill.
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1/19/2005
PSO Employees, Retirees Earn Grants For Community Projects
Dozens of PSO employees and retirees who performed volunteer work for community organizations across the state qualified during 2004 for special monetary grants to help local Boy Scout troops; feed the homeless efforts; museums across the state and social service agencies.
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12/9/2004
PSO Does Heavy Lifting For TPS At Ropes Course
TULSA, OK, December 9, 2004 – Public Service Company of Oklahoma is doing the heavy lifting for Tulsa Public Schools at the district’s Ropes Course. PSO is using a digger derrick truck to dig five-foot deep holes and set several 30-foot and 35-foot utility poles at the Ropes Course.
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12/3/2004
Lewellen Named PSO Manager
Public Service Company of Oklahoma recently named Derek Lewellen as manager, distribution for the company’s McAlester District, which encompasses much of southeastern Oklahoma. Lewellen began his career with PSO in 1989 as a substation design engineer in Tulsa. From there he moved to Lawton as a substation superintendent and later served as MDS over the Lawton District.
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11/29/2004
Public Service Company of Oklahoma Receives International Habitat Conservation Award
BALTIMORE, MD—Employees at Public Service Company of Oklahoma’s (PSO) Northeastern Power Station, located at Oologah, Oklahoma, received international recognition today for their contributions to wildlife habitat conservation at the Wildlife Habitat Council’s (WHC) 16th Annual Symposium, Beyond Borders: Reconciling Wildlife Needs & Human Activity. PSO demonstrates its commitment to environmental stewardship and increasing native biodiversity by achieving habitat certification at the company’s Northeastern Power Station.
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11/24/2004
PSO Receives International Habitat Conservation Award
Employees at Public Service Company of Oklahoma’s (PSO) Northeastern Power Station in Oologah received international recognition for their contributions to wildlife habitat conservation, environmental stewardship and increasing native biodiversity and achieving habitat certification at the power plant.
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11/12/2004
PSO´s ´Treemendous´ Step Toward Preventing Power Outages
PSO announced that customers may download a detailed, printable brochure about its proposed Reliability Enhancement Plan off its website, psoklahoma.com
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11/9/2004
PSO Names Singer, Songwriter Sam Harris
Parade of Lights Grand Marshal
Oklahoma-born singer, songwriter, performer, television and movie actor Sam Harris will serve as the Grand Marshal of the 15th Annual PSO Christmas Parade of Lights in downtown Tulsa. The event is Dec. 11 at 6 p.m.
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11/4/2004
PSO Files Reliability Plan Proposal
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) today filed a plan with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) seeking approval to make service reliability improvements to meet new state regulatory requirements and customer demands.
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11/1/2004
PSO Announces Request For Proposals For Renewable-Energy Generation
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) today announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) for renewable energy to help fulfill energy-supply requirements for its customers.
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10/29/2004
PSO Asking Homeowners To Look Up Before Planting Trees This Season
PSO is asking Tulsa-area homeowners to look up and determine where the power lines are before they plant trees this fall. The PSO Look Before You Leaf community project is designed to share information with homeowners about planting trees in the right place and away from power lines to help to ensure electric reliability.
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10/21/2004
Light A Life Check-Off Returning To Customer Bill
Tulsa, OK, October 21, 2004 – The familiar Light A Life check-off box is returning to the Public Service Company of Oklahoma bill, making it easier for customers to pay a little extra each month to support the program to help families facing financial emergencies to heat and cool their homes.
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10/6/2004
PSO Contributes to Broken Arrow Arts & Humanities Council
Public Service Company of Oklahoma is providing a corporate contribution to support the Broken Arrow Arts & Humanities Council’s Fall Into the Arts program.
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9/13/2004
Louie The Lightning Bug Buzzes Into The Area With Live Electrical Safety Message
Public Service Company of Oklahoma is bringing its electrical safety education efforts into the classroom through an innovative, interactive educational touring theatre show that actively engages local school children in learning.
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8/23/2004
PSO Crews Return From Florida
15 Public Service Company of Oklahoma employees from the Lawton area will return home today after working to restore power to communities hit by Hurricane Charley in Florida. The PSO employees left Lawton for Florida on August 11. They worked in the Tampa area, under the direction of Tampa Electric, and then in Orlando with Progress Energy.
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8/4/2004
Oologah Teacher and Student Visit Belize as part of study program sponsored by AEP
Kellie Ann Capps, an English teacher at Oologah-Talala High School, and her sophomore daughter, Emilie Ann, were among six students and eight teachers who participated in a recent “Environmental Learning and Adventure in Belize” (E-LAB) program sponsored by Public Service Company of Oklahoma’s (PSO) parent company, American Electric Power.
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7/22/2004
Local Girl Scouts Learn about Environment on PSO-Sponsored Trip to Belize
For more than 90 years, appreciation and care of one´s natural surroundings has been at the core of the Girl Scout experience. This summer ten Girl Scouts learned about the importance of protecting the environment while on a nine-day expedition to the tropical forests of Belize, Mexico. Now they will share what they learned about ecosystems and archeology with younger Girl Scouts in Oklahoma.
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7/8/2004
PSO To Match up to $65,000 in Financial Contributions by its Customers to the Salvation Army´s Light A Life Fund
Public Service Company of Oklahoma announced it will match up to $65,000 in financial contributions by its customers in 2004 to The Salvation Army’s Light A Life Fund.
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7/7/2004
PSO Sponsors Pancake Breakfast with Salvation Army
Public Service Company of Oklahoma joins with The Salvation Army to host a pancake breakfast in Tulsa Saturday, July 10 to increase awareness and raise funds for The Salvation Army’s home energy assistance program.
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6/28/2004
PSO Initiates Largest Wind Power Agreement in Oklahoma;
Company Agrees to Purchase Up to 106.5 megawatts for 20 Years
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) today announced that it has entered into the largest wind power purchase agreement in Oklahoma. The agreement will not raise customer rates.
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6/18/2004
PSO Names Leadership Team for Reorganized Company
New team places emphasis on continued improvements in customer service
The leadership team for the newly restructured Public Service Company of Oklahoma was named today by Stuart Solomon, PSO president and chief operating officer. The new team is responsible for PSO’s distribution operations, customer services, and external affairs across the company’s Oklahoma service territory, as part of the company’s emphasis on continuous improvements in electric distribution reliability and customer service.
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5/17/2004
AEP PSO Announces Major Gift to Early Childhood Education
American Electric Power’s Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) will announce a major financial gift to support early childhood education in Oklahoma during a governor’s news conference today at 1 p.m. in the Blue Room at the state capitol.
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