NextEra Energy, the company that battled Oklahoma over its wind farms and interference with low-level military aircraft training in 2019 is facing another legal battle. But this one is in Kansas where it filed suit after being denied a conditional use permit for a commercial wind farm in Reno County. The Hutchinson News reported the …
Oklahoma’s latest wind farm to start generating electricity is the 100-megawatt Wildhorse Mountain Wind Facility in Pushmataha County. Wildhorse is owned by Southern Power which announced this week the wind farm became operational. Power from the operation is being supplied to the Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. under a 20-year contract. The farm is comprised of …
An SEC filing by Oklahoma City-based Devon Energy shows ownership of more than 24 million shares by an Atlanta, Georgia investment firm. This week’s filing indicated Invesco Ltd. owned a total of 24,447,689 shares in Devon, of which 22,918,193 gave the company sole voting power and ownership of 6.4% of the company’s total shares. The …
Economic growth in rural areas would be given more consideration in the state’s eight-year transportation project plan under a bill by House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka. “Rural transportation infrastructure isn’t keeping up with development in some areas because the state’s road funding formula does not properly account for rural economic growth. This bill fixes that,” …
State Rep. Brian Hill passed three economic development bills through two House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittees this week. House Bill 3115, was heard in the House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Finance Monday morning. The bill amends eligibility standards for a tax credit program for the automotive industry by expanding the program to any eligible …
