Apex has signed long-term power supply contracts for Balko with 200MW going to Public Service of Oklahoma (PSO), the Tulsa-based subsidiary of American Electric Power, and 100MW to Western Farmers Electric Cooperative, based in Anadarko, Oklahoma.

PSO tells Recharge that pricing on its deal was cheaper than either natural gas or coal with the federal production tax credit factored in.

The Balko project is located in Oklahoma’s Panhandle region.

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