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Article: Another utility experiments with 'undergrounding'.
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- Underground Construction
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- September 1, 2009
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The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) has authorized Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. (OG&E) to bill electric customers for programs to make the company's electrical distribution system less susceptible to power outages caused by the weather by, in some cases, converting to underground cable.
OG&E provides electrical power for the metropolitan Oklahoma City area and portions of central and western Oklahoma. Much of the system suffered damage in December 2007 during the worst ice storm in the state's history.
The commission authorized the utility company to recover from customers $68.5 million for system improvements. Cost to customers will average ...