Oklahoma Gas and also Electric to broaden Choctaw Nation solar project by 5 MW

• Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E) revealed that it will certainly broaden its Choctaw Nation/OG & E Solar Energy Center in Durant, Oklahoma, by an added 5 MW, bringing the total solar capability to 10 MW. OG&E will certainly construct, own and also run the added 5-MW development, which is expected ahead online by the end of 2021.

" We are proud to continue our cooperation with the Choctaw Nation with this development of the Solar Energy Center in Durant," claimed OGE Energy Chairman, head of state and also Chief Executive Officer Sean Trauschke. "OG&E continues to be an industry leader in lowering its impact on the setting, while at the same time maintaining a few of the lowest prices in the nation. With this addition, we continue to advance our prominent customer driven renewable resource offerings."

"The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma invites the chance to increase our dedication to renewable resource. We are excited to grow our partnership with OG&E and give back to our Mother Earth by making use of a safe, trusted energy source that is eco-friendly and will certainly even more decrease our carbon footprint in Southeast Oklahoma," said Gary Batton, Chief of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.