Every time you pay your electric utility bill or flip a switch, you and your community reap the benefits. In a public power community, a portion of the revenue is reinvested to improve and maintain crucial city services – such as fire, police, parks and roads.
Local power means local control and ownership. It works for the benefit of you and your town – giving you a voice.
local power communities in Oklahoma
of local power revenue is reinvested back in Oklahoma communities, on average
Local power communities reinvest a percentage of you utility bill goes back into your town – supporting emergency responders, parks and roads.
As a local power community, your utility service is dedicated to getting the power back. Because when your lights go out, so do ours.
of the time local power communities have no interruptions in service
households and businesses are served by an Oklahoma local power utility system
Your local power utility goes beyond day-to-day electric service. We're committed to serving you, our neighbor, because we're part of the community.
The electricity is delivered from the power plants to your community over transmission lines. Large power entities lease transmission lines from each other, instead of building duplicate lines, to keep costs low. Your power is generated from coal, natural gas, wind, hydro and landfill gas. It travels across power lines spanning our state and ultimately, delivers energy to your home.
Electricity is generated at a power plant 
Voltage is increased at the transformer station
Electricity travels across the state on transmission line 
The neighborhood transformer station decreases voltage
Electricity is carried to your neighborhood transformers on distribution lines
The transformer on the pole decreases voltage before entering your house 
Our local power systems serves 62 cities and towns across Oklahoma. Find out more about your local power utility.