Stillwater, Oklahoma, is a college town with spirit, culture, and youthful energy.  It is home to Oklahoma State University and 50,000 residents.

The city of Stillwater is proud to provide electric, water, wastewater collection, and trash/recycling collection to more than 25,000 utility customers, which includes residents, businesses, and industry.

As part of the city of Stillwater, Stillwater Electric Utility (SEU) is the second largest municipal electric utility in our state, as well as the largest transmission owner and electric generator, overseeing and operating a total of 64 million watts of generation capacity. The electric distribution system spans 400 miles of overhead lines324 miles of underground lines and includes 8,585 distribution transformers, 12,238 poles, 3,791 streetlights, and other related electrical equipment.

In order to seek out solutions to improve service for our customers and increase efficiency, we conducted several pilot projects to test how improving our communications infrastructure could lead to better operation visibility and expansion for future applications.