Summary:

– Hiett says OG&E is trying to “intimidate and quiet” a regulator.

– Advocates urged OCC to reconsider the Nov. 13 generation approval.

– OG&E cites bias claims as it pursues a possible ethics complaint.

Calling the whole matter “very disturbing,” Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett refused to recuse himself from participating in an OG&E case for new electricity generation projects.

On Thursday, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission chose to adjourn and take comments under advisement rather than vote to reconsider a Nov. 13 final order , which granted OG&E preapproval for increasing electricity generation through three projects in and around Woodward, Horseshoe Lake in Oklahoma County, and Pittsburgh County. That Nov. 13 final order passed in a 2-1 vote, Hiet

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