Attorney General Gentner Drummond
OKLAHOMA — Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced a victory in his lawsuit against NextEra Marketing, with an Osage County judge ruling the company violated Oklahoma law by charging excessive prices for natural gas during Winter Storm Uri.
The court granted Drummond’s motion for partial summary judgement and found NextEra liable under both the Oklahoma Emergency Prize Stabilization Act and the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act.
“This ruling marks an important victory in our fight to hold NextEra accountable for the staggering prices Oklahomans were forced to pay during Winter Storm Uri,” Drummond said. “My office will continue fighting to ensure NextEra answers for the harm it caused and to recover every dollar possible for the Oklahomans exploited during the emergency.”
The ruling comes days after the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission dismissed a petition from NextEra seeking federal jurisdiction over issues raised in Drummond’s lawsuit. The Sept. 23 dismissal allowed the litigation to continue in Oklahoma state court.
