OK. This is a personal gripe about my August electric bill with excessive connect-the-dot-itis applied.

Facts:

1. My August 2025 electric bill is 26% higher than my August 2024 electric bill and 21% higher than my August 2023 bill.

2. My Electric Company (Public Service Company of Oklahoma) is owned by AEP.

3. Per AI,

The US Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office announced a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee of up to $1.6 billion to AEP Transmission Company, LLC (AEP) in January 2025.

This loan guarantee is intended to help AEP finance the upgrading of nearly 5,000 miles of transmission lines across Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, and West Virginia. The upgrades aim to increase transmission capacity by approximately 70%, resulting in cost savings for customers and improved service reliability. (???)

It's important to note that this is a conditional commitment and the loan guarantee would be finalized subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions by the borrower.

4. Granholm’s Energy Department ignored warning about conflict of interest in $14B of loans given to Michigan energy companies Inspector general warned that energy projects posed fraud risk By Jamie A. Hope | January 30, 2025

This poses a significant risk of fraud, waste, and abuse,” Donaldson wrote. “The projects funded with this authority, which involve innovations in clean energy, advanced transportation, and tribal energy are inherently risky in part because these projects may have struggled to secure funding from traditional sources such as commercial banks and private equity investors.”

DTE Gas Clean Energy will get $1.64 billion from the Energy Department’s Loan Program Office. DTE Electric Clean Energy will get $7.17 billion, Consumers Energy Clean Energy will get $5.23 billion. AEP, an Ohio-based company, will get $1.6 billion for transmission projects across several states, including Michigan.

5. My President Trump's Energy Secretary is Chris Wright, not Jennifer Granholm.

On November 16, 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced Wright as his nominee for the U.S. Secretary of Energy. Wright's nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on February 3, 2025 with a 59–38 vote.[4] Wright was sworn in as the Secretary of Energy on February 3, 2025.[5]. (Many of US watched this.)

6. Corporation Commissioners Warn Ratepayers of Higher Monthly Bills if SB998 Becomes Law. Monday, May 05, 2025

7. Senate Bill 998 becomes law on 05-14-2025. https://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=SB99

The bill amends Section 286 of Title 17 of the Oklahoma Statutes, focusing on the cost recovery process for electric utilities regarding transmission upgrades and environmental compliance. It establishes a presumption that costs incurred for transmission upgrades approved by regional organizations are recoverable, unless evidence suggests otherwise. The bill also modifies the application process for utilities seeking to construct new electric generation facilities, particularly those using natural gas as their primary fuel source, and sets specific timelines for the Corporation Commission to respond to such applications. Additionally, it introduces provisions for utilities to periodically adjust their rates to recover costs associated with capital expenditures for compliance with various federal environmental laws.

8. Controversial new Oklahoma utility law likely headed to court, regulator says By Chloe Bennett-Steele, StateImpact Oklahoma Published May 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM CDT. Not signed by Governor Stitt???

9. In Depth: OG&E delays request to raise rates after construction cost recovery bill becomes law Joseph Mahan Jul 30, 2025

OKLAHOMA — A bill that requires the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) to allow utility companies to recover construction costs from customers, before facilities are operational, will go into effect in August.

Senate Bill 998, authored by Sen. Grant Green (R-Wellston) in the Senate and Rep. Trey Caldwell in the House will become effective Aug. 28, 90 days after the latest legislative session ended.

Now, I'm wondering if this AEP questionable loan had an adverse effect on my August 2025 electric bill.

As I wonder this, I think about the many citizens who do not care about politics or corruption in politics or truth in government. Many of these citizens do care about their electric bills increasing 20+% in August. 🙋

THINGS THAT MAKE ONE GO HMMM.

u/#ridetofreedom

Movie tip of the day

I just saw « The Hunt ».

That’s quite a politically incorrect (but hectic) UFO, given how unwoke it is. 90 thrilling minutes.

Att: u/Joys1Daughter 👉🏻 you might love it, LQdy.😊💐

Not Q related, but I thought seeing a real bear charge a sport mascot would be entertaining. https://x.com/AP/status/1953100358953140287

Ghislaine Maxwell

Moved to low security prison in Bryan TX 😳

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DM6CWz_Rgkm/

It looks like scored.co has their API in place https://docs.scored.co/

Good morning precious anon frens.

Covfefe ☕❤️

Isaiah 43:18-19: "Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert."