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July's Tax Receipts Came In at $1.5 Billion, and Oil and Gas Did the Quiet Lifting

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July's Tax Receipts Came In at $1.5 Billion, and Oil and Gas Did the Quiet Lifting

Treasurer Todd Russ's monthly report shows collections up 2.6 percent over last July, with gross production taxes up 8.3 percent on the year.

The Fifteen Percent Ask Shrank to One Percent, but the Billion-Dollar Questions Moved Upstairs

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The Fifteen Percent Ask Shrank to One Percent, but the Billion-Dollar Questions Moved Upstairs

PSO's rate case settled at about $2.45 a month, pending OCC approval. The fights over who pays for smelters and data centers are still very much alive.

The Data Centers Are Getting Their Own Rate Class, and the Commission Has Until November 3 to Write It

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The Data Centers Are Getting Their Own Rate Class, and the Commission Has Until November 3 to Write It

OG&E's large-load tariff would put 75-megawatt customers behind 15-year contracts and their own hookup costs. The Corporation Commission decides Nov. 3.

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