SWEPCO Seeks Base Rate Hike

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich

Published August 11, 2021 at 10:26 AM CDT

A map shows the location of SWEPCO's investment in North Central Energy wind facilities in Oklahoma..

Southwestern Electric Power Company, SWEPCO, has submitted a request to Arkansas Public Service Commission to increase base rates to recover environmental and resiliency costs associated with providing customers cleaner and more reliable energy.

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