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About Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority
- Total Power Delivered in 2024
- 2,622 gigawatt hours
- Revenue Bonds Outstanding (as of 12/31/2024)
- $509 million
- Operating Revenues in 2024
- $171,410,453
The Oklahoma State Legislature authorized the formation of the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority in June 1981 with the passage of the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority Act.
OMPA was created with the purpose of providing adequate, reliable and economic sources of electric power and energy to Oklahoma municipalities and public trusts operating municipal electric systems on June 2, 1981. This would allow members the financial benefits of a large utility while maintaining control of their electric utility.
By December 1984, 26 cities had signed power sales contracts. Then on July 1, 1985, OMPA came into existence as a full fledged power supplier. After the success of the first year, 6 more cities joined and in 1989 Fairview joined. In 1993, Perry became OMPA’s 34th member when the council signed a power sales contract. Manitou became the 35th member in 1995, Purcell became the 36th in 2008 and Geary became the 37th in 2010. The Town of Orlando and the City of Watonga became OMPA’s 38th and 39th member city in 2011.
In September of 2015, the Town of Mooreland and the Town of Fort Supply became OMPA’s 40th and 41st member city. Beginning in June of 2016, OMPA began serving our 42nd member city, the City of Cordell. In June 2025 OMPA began service to the City of Lindsay who became our 43rd member.
OMPA’s power supply comes from a variety of resources; wind, hydro, natural gas, coal and others. Kingfisher, Laverne, and Pawhuska own small generating facilities, and when necessary OMPA schedules and purchases the generated power.
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EDMOND, Okla. (February 17, 2026) — The Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority (OMPA) is pleased to announce that Brad Hans officially begins assuming duties as General Manager on February 23, 2026, ahead of Dave Osburn’s retirement on the 26th. Osburn will continue working closely with Hans to ensure continuity and stability for OMPA and its member communities until his retirement on February 26, 2026. Hans was selected by the OMPA Board of Directors following an extensive search and brings more than two decades of public power experience to the organization.
Hans most recently served as Director of Wholesale Electric Operations at the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN), where he held various leadership roles since 2013. Throughout his career, he has been actively involved in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP), the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), and the Western Interconnect. Prior to his work at MEAN, Hans served as Power Plant Manager at Lincoln Electric System, overseeing operations of a 175-megawatt combined-cycle power plant. He is also a United States Navy veteran.
OMPA looks forward to this leadership transition and is confident Hans’ experience in wholesale power operations and public power governance will support the organization’s continued success.
Every two months, OMPA prepares a newsletter, the Outlet.
It contains information on changes in the electric municipal industry, OMPA and member cities events and activities, updates on policies and regulations at the state and federal level and more. OMPA sends this newsletter to city staff and elected and appointed officials.
Please view our November-December 2025 edition below.
The Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority (OMPA) has received strong financial validation from two major credit rating agencies. Both S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings have affirmed OMPA’s ‘A’ credit ratings with a stable outlook, underscoring the organization’s financial strength, operational reliability, and commitment to serving its 43 member communities.
S&P Global assigned its ‘A’ long-term rating to OMPA’s $328 million Series 2025A Power Supply System Revenue and Refunding Bonds, while also affirming the same rating on existing parity debt. Fitch Ratings affirmed OMPA’s existing ‘A’ rating and applied it to the Series 2025A bonds, highlighting the authority’s disciplined financial management and reliable revenue streams.
The Series 2025A bonds will fund key initiatives, including new generation capacity to meet Southwest Power Pool reserve requirements, and refinancing existing debt for cost savings.
Both agencies highlighted OMPA’s long-term, take-and-pay contracts with its members, its ability to quickly adjust rates when needed, and its well-diversified power portfolio, which now includes significant renewable and battery storage resources alongside natural gas and other traditional assets.
OMPA plans to invest more than $350 million in capital improvements over the next five years, supporting grid reliability and future energy needs across its service area.
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Jennifer Rogers Smith
Natasha Brown
Jim McAvoy
William T. Denning
LaGena O'Neal
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