Western Farmers breaks ground on $1 billion power plant expansion

• Hugo Plant expansion to add some 400 MW; Strengthening electric reliability for member cooperatives

FORT TOWSON –– Western Farmers Electric Cooperative broke ground Wednesday on a major expansion of its Hugo Plant that will add nine new natural gas-fired generating units and approximately 400 megawatts (MW) of generation capacity, strengthening electric reliability for member systems across Oklah…