Utilities

Adequate, reliable sources of electricity, natural gas and water are essential to a community’s quality of life and to its economic prosperity. Tulsa’s utility needs are met by dedicated providers attuned to the future.

Electricity

Public Service Company of Oklahoma serves more than 568,000 customers in 232 communities with safe, reliable, affordable power … as it has for more than 100 years.

PSO is part of the American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) family, one of the nation’s largest utility companies. In Oklahoma, PSO and AEP employees total 1,600, including some 1,100 in the Tulsa area.

PSO and AEP are active corporate citizens. PSO and its employees contributed a record $450,206 to six Oklahoma United Way efforts in 2022.

PSO’s investment in diversified energy sources passed a significant milestone in 2022 — the opening of Traverse wind farm — the final and largest piece of the North Central Energy Facilities (NCEF) and the largest wind farm built at one time in North America. The three wind farms of the NCEF are expected to save PSO customers $1 billion in fuel costs over their 30-year life. PSO has proposed adding an additional 1,149.5 megawatts of renewable energy to its generation fleet as a further hedge against the inflationary effects of fuel costs.

In 2022, PSO welcomed Leigh Anne Strahler as president and chief operating officer. The company also was recognized as a champion of U.S. military veterans by the Oklahoma Veterans Alliance, and, for the 10th consecutive year, as one of the area’s top inclusive workplaces by Tulsa Regional Chamber’s Mosaic program.

— Wayne Greene, PSO

Natural Gas

Serving Tulsa since 1906, Oklahoma Natural Gas provides reliable natural gas distribution services to more than 900,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in Oklahoma. It has

TULSA UTILITY COSTS / TYPICAL MONTHLY BILL

1 ONLY A MINORITY OF VOLUMES ARE SOLD DIRECTLY BY THE LOCAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY TO THE END-USERS. LARGE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS SHOULD CONTACT OKLAHOMA NATURAL GAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE FOR SPECIFIC COSTS.

MOST VOLUMES ARE TRANSPORTED, MEANING OKLAHOMA NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTS THE GAS TO CUSTOMERS WHO PURCHASE THE GAS FROM A THIRD-PARTY SUPPLIER.

2 WATER AND SEWER RATES ARE BASED ON COST PER THOUSAND GALLONS. ADDITIONAL CHARGES MAY APPLY. RATES DO NOT INCLUDE MONTHLY METER CHARGES, WHICH DEPEND ON THE SIZE OF THE METER. RATES AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 2022. SOURCES: U.S. ENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION AND CITY OF TULSA WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT, 2022. REPORT PREPARED BY RESEARCH WIZARD, TULSA CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY.

24,671 miles of distribution mains and services lines statewide. Committed to delivering natural gas for a better tomorrow, Oklahoma Natural Gas provides a reliable and affordable energy source to customers that improves the quality of life in Oklahoma communities and helps local economies thrive. Oklahoma Natural Gas is a division of Tulsa-based ONE Gas Inc. (NYSE: OGS), a 100% regulated natural gas distribution company serving more than 2.2 million customers in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.

— Leah Harper, Oklahoma Natural Gas

Water

The City of Tulsa supplies drinking water to approximately 140,600 metered accounts in the City and more than 600,000 people in the metropolitan area. Treatment plants, distribution lines and other infrastructure have been built and upgraded over the years to keep pace with Tulsa’s growing need for high quality drinking water. Tulsa’s water delivery system is ready to handle future needs, with a treatment capacity of 220 million gallons per day. Average daily use is 113.8 million gallons per day. — Lara Weber, City of Tulsa