January 28, 2020 archive

NextEra Energy reports 4Q drop in earnings

NextEra Energy, the wind-farm company with operations throughout western Oklahoma reported a drop in fourth quarter 2019 earnings. Adjusted earnings for the quarter totaled $706 million, down from $718 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2018. The company has more than $5 billion in wind farm investments in Oklahoma and last year canceled two …

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What wind supporters plan to lobby for and against in the 2020 legislative session

Oklahoma legislators only have to read this week’s Journal Record to learn what wind supporters plan to lobby them about in the coming legislative session. Wind farm property tax valuation and the proposed 1.5 mile setback from private airports. Here’s how the Journal Record reported it:   OKLAHOMA CITY – The state of investment in …

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Grounded 737s in Tulsa aren’t just being ignored

Aviation authorities’ grounding of nearly 400 Boeing 737 Max aircraft has had global ramifications. But a large part of the story remains local as the Tulsa World found out. At American Airlines’ Tech Ops-Tulsa, the carrier’s largest maintenance base, workers have for 10 months been babysitting more than $2 billion worth of the 737 Maxes. …

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