AG Drummond Agrees to File Lawsuit Related to 2021 Storm
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Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond says he is prepared to file the largest lawsuit in state history to recoup billions of dollars in natural gas costs from a 2021 winter storm, which left Oklahoma ratepayers with significantly higher utility bills. . . .
“Several companies reaped billions of dollars at the expense of Oklahoma families and businesses,” Drummond said during a news conference at the state Capitol. “The magnitude of this scheme is staggering and unconscionable. The conduct in question is well outside the parameters and boundaries of ordinary capitalism.” . . .
Dozens of providers sold natural gas to Oklahoma utilities. Last year, [in response to demands by VOICE leaders,] the Public Utility Division of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission released the list of vendors the utilities did business with during Winter Storm Uri, which brought record-low temperatures in February 2021, resulting in more than $3 billion in higher natural gas costs. . . .