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Okla. Stat. tit. 27, § 7 (2026)

Light, heat or power by electricity or natural gas - Eminent

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domain same as railroads. A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any person, firm or corporation organized under the laws of this state, or authorized to do business in this state, to furnish light, heat or power by electricity or natural gas, or any other person, association or firm engaged in furnishing lights, heat or power by

electricity or natural gas shall have and exercise the right of eminent domain in the same manner and by like proceedings as provided for railroad corporations by laws of this state. B. The power of eminent domain shall not be used for the siting or building of wind energy facilities, solar energy facilities, battery storage facilities, hydrogen gas facilities, or other renewable energy facilities on private property. C. Prior to seeking to exercise eminent domain for an electric transmission facility rated greater than three hundred (300) kilovolts, any person, firm, or corporation under the purview of subsection A of this section must have obtained a Certificate of Authority from the Corporation Commission. D. This section shall not be construed to require any Oklahoma retail electric supplier or rural electric cooperative to secure a Certificate of Authority for any extension, rebuild, or upgrade to an electric transmission facility. Added by Laws 1917, c. 230, p. 431, § 3, emerg. eff. March 5, 1917. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 200, § 1; Laws 2025, c. 489, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2025.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1961–2008 · leading case: B. Willis, C.P.A., Inc. v. BNSF Ry. Corp., 531 F.3d 1282 (10th Cir. 2008).
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B. Willis, C.P.A., Inc. v. BNSF Ry. Corp., 531 F.3d 1282 (10th Cir. 2008). · cites it 2× “When Willis refused to grant PSO an easement across its property to build and operate this rail line, PSO, in October 1992, began proceedings to condemn the easement under Oklahoma’s eminent domain provisions. The Oklahoma Constitution permits the condemnation of private…”
Pub. Serv. Co. v. B. Willis, C.P.A., Inc., 1997 OK 78, 941 P.2d 995. · cites it 2× “1991 §§ 51-60 and 27 O.S.1991 § 7, to exercise the power of eminent domain, that its acquisition of Willis’ property is necessary for a proper purpose and that its efforts to secure the right-of-way by private purchase had been unsuccessful.”
Pub. Serv. Co. of Oklahoma v. B. Willis, C.P.A., Inc., 2007 OK CIV APP 18, 155 P.3d 845. “The issue before the Trial Court, and in this appeal, is PSO's right to condemn Willis's property.”
State ex rel. Williamson v. Garrison, 363 P.2d 285 (Okla. 1961). “This Trust is also entitled to exercise the right of eminent domain under 27 O.S.1951 § 7. After considering all angles of this case and all points raised we are of the opinion that the Trust here involved is legal and constitutional in every particular and the injunction prayed…”
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co. v. Bass, 698 P.2d 947 (Okla. Civ. App. 1985). “While defendant asked for an attorney fee award in his demand for a jury trial, none has apparently been granted so far in the trial court and none has yet been specifically requested in this court as authorized by 27 O.S.1981 § 7; 66 O.S.1981 § 55(D); and 66 O.”
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