OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners heard a second round of testimony Monday on a deal that would pay for construction projects for OG&E. The overall cost of the projects is expected to be around $506 million.

The plan will be to build two new natural gas combustion turbine power generation units at the Horseshoe Lake Power Plant in Oklahoma County. It also included entering into two long-term agreements for additional power needs from third parties.

Attorneys arguing against the proposed deal questioned whether there were enough safeguards in place with the plan to prevent costs from climbing before the new buildings were complete.

"Hopefully, they won't. Hopefully the project will come in under budget," said Kimber Shoop, OG&E Director of Regulatory Policy and Pl

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