Utilities
Claremore is fully equipped to meet the needs of a growing city. The City of Claremore provides reliable electric service for business and residential customers. Water resources for the area are provided by Claremore Lake and Lake Oologah. Natural gas service is readily available through Oklahoma Natural Gas.
Claremore Water
Claremore uses surface water from both the Claremore Lake and the Oolagah Lake. A Multistage Media Three-Layer Filtering process ensures that only the cleanest water comes from the Water Filter Plant. All water and sewer lines up to and including the meter are maintained by City personnel.
Storage Capacity 3,750,000 Gallons
Pressure in Mains 68-75 psi.
Max. Daily Capacity 8.5 Million Gallons per Day
Current Daily Capacity 5.0 Million Gallons per Day
Rates
0-3,000 Gal. $9.50
Over 3,000 Gal. $3.50/1,000 Gal.
Claremore Water Reclamation
Claremore has a trickling filter system treatment. The city’s sewage treatment system is currently operating at approximately 90% of capacity. A brand new state-of-the-art facility is in the works currently and is scheduled to be completed by spring of 2011. This new plant will drastically increase the capacity of Claremore’s system.
Measurement Capacity Present Load
Gallons per Day 2,560,000 2,300,000
Population Equivalent 22,133,885
Rates
Base Charge: $2.65
Per each additional 1,000 Gal.: $2.12 (note: sewer consumption is based on water usage)
City of Claremore: Electric
Claremore Electric is an award winning electricity provider that serves City residents with a 13.2 kV
system with 4 substations. Grand River Dam Authority is the wholesale provider of electricity to the City’s distribution system that consists of 4 substations each rated at 28 MW capacity.
In 2005, Claremore Electric received an award from Municipal Electric Systems of Oklahoma for maintaining constant electric power to it’s customers for 99.9% of the year.
Total City Capacity
Max Capacity – 112 MW
Current Capacity – 74 MW summer, 42 MW winter
Industrial Substation Capacity
Substation 3 services the Claremore Business Park
Max Capacity on Sub 3 – 28 MW
Current Peak Capacity on Sub 3 – 20 MW
Industrial Rate Schedule
Monthly Consumer Charge: $20.00
Energy Charge: $00.0349/kWh
Demand Charge: $12.59/kW
Transformer Ownership Discount: $00.25/kW Credit
Contact: Claremore City Utilities (918) 341-0456
Oklahoma Natural Gas
Oklahoma Natural Gas serves approximately 800,047 residential, commercial and industrial customers in Oklahoma. The company has affiliates that operate transmission and gathering operations in Oklahoma that include 2,348 miles of pipeline and five strategically-located underground storage facilities, also located in Oklahoma.
Miles of Distribution Mains and Services: 16,978
Number of Customers: 800,047
Number of ONG Employees: 1,273
Oklahoma’s Rank as a Gas Producing State – 3rd nationally
Contact: Oklahoma Natural Gas (918) 834-8000