HERE COMES THE SUN: Gov. Mary Fallin, OG&E flip switch on solar power project at Mustang plant

OG&E CEO Sean Trauschke speaks during a reception to open the new solar farm at the OG&E Mustang power plant in west Oklahoma City on Monday. The new solar facility consist of more than 7,500 panels that generate 2 megawatts of power. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin flipped the ceremonial switch Monday morning on a 2.5 megawatt solar farm at Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co.'s Mustang plant in far western Oklahoma City.

Fallin joined Sean Trauschke, president and CEO of OGE Energy Corp., at the event, which drew local and state elected officials along with OG&E employees and project contractors.

Fallin said Oklahoma has had an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy that helps keep electricity rates lower than most other states. That's a key selling point when marketing Oklahoma to new businesses, she said.

"When I'm trying to attract a business and new jobs to our state, I'm talking about our cost of living, our cost of commercial real estate, our housing, but one of the things I sell is our cost of power," Fallin said.