Steering Out Of The Merge

To augment the in-plant's revenue and keep the bottom line at bay, Hurt says insourcing is becoming a vital part of the workload. It currently makes up 5 percent of the shop's total income.

"We're just getting into this," he says. "We want to utilize the equipment we have to its full capacity."

Hurt says OGE's management was quick to approve the move toward insourcing because they see it as a way for the in-plant to reduce its costs.