Operator
Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to First Quarter 2021 OGE Energy Earnings conference call [Operator Instructions]
I would now like to turn the conference over to your host, Mr. Jason Bailey.
Jason Bailey
Director of investor relations
Thank you, May, and good morning, everyone, and welcome to OGE Energy Corp.s First Quarter 2021 Earnings Call. Im Jason Bailey, Director of Investor Relations. And with me today, I have Sean Trauschke, Chairman, President and CEO of OGE Energy Corp.; and Bryan Buckler, CFO of OGE Energy Corp. In terms of the call today, we will first hear from Sean, followed by an explanation from Bryan of first quarter results. And finally, as always, we will answer your questions. Id like to remind you that this conference is being webcast and you may follow along on our website at ogeenergy.com. In addition, the conference call and accompanying slides will be archived following the call on that same website. Before we begin the presen
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Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. s solar portfolio continues to heat up as it hones its focus on boosting its renewable energy assets.
The utility, which serves about 850,000 customers across parts of Oklahoma and Texas, announced Wednesday it will double the size of the Choctaw Nation Solar Farm it operates in Durant.
Operations at both the Choctaw farm and the Chickasaw farm near Davis are going well, said Jeff Wood, a lead account executive at OG&E. The utility is continuing to see growing demand for the technology as its portfolio of solar assets expands, Wood said earlier this year.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E), a subsidiary of Oklahoma City-based OGE Energy Corp. (NYSE: OGE), announced today that it will expand its Choctaw Nation/OG&E Solar Energy Center in Durant, Oklahoma by an additional 5-megawatts (MW), bringing the total solar capacity to 10 MW. OG&E will construct, own and operate the additional 5MW expansion, which is expected to come online by the end of 2021. We are proud to continue our collaboration with the Choctaw Nation with this expansion of the Solar Energy Center in Durant, said OGE Energy Chairman, President and CEO Sean Trauschke. OG&E remains an industry leader in reducing its impact on the environment, while at the same time maintaining some of the lowest rates in the nation. With this addition, we continue to advance our popular customer driven renewable energy offerings.