Eight separate programs are proposed, ranging from residential weatherization to commercial lighting, all intended to enable OG&E customers to use less energy, the company said.
In seeking approval of the demand programs, the company also seeks recovery of the program and related costs through a demand program rider that would be added to customers’ electric bills.
Gary Marchbanks, manager of demand management for OG&E, said: “OG&E has a stated goal of not adding new, costly fossil-fueled electric generation until at least 2020, and our customers can help us meet that goal through conservation and improved energy efficiency.
“By investing less than $1.40 per month in these programs, we can provide customers with opportunities to use energy more efficiently and potentially avoid much higher costs associated with adding new generation in the years ahead.”
If approved, OG&E would expect to implement the demand programs in January 2010.
