Steve Metzer

Tulsa World Capitol Bureau Staff Writer

OKLAHOMA CITY — Many Oklahomans would have to pay higher electric bills if the Corporation Commission approves a request made by Public Service Company of Oklahoma related to plans to increase its capacity for providing power to customers.

Average bills would increase by more than $10 a month if PSO is given the go-ahead to begin collecting money from customers to offset costs of new construction projects and several acquisitions of existing facilities that would come with a total price tag estimated at $1.2 billion.

A PSO filing at the Corporation Commission included testimony from the company’s vice president for regulatory finance, Matthew Horeled, who said PSO is beginning to face unprecedented demands for electricity. Without

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