Category: Solar Energy in Oklahoma

Opposition grows to some renewable energy projects

    As the federal government under the direction of the Biden administration encourages renewable energy growth across the U.S. it is also resulting in increased opposition to some of the projects. Fierce battles have broken out over solar and wind farms and carbon capture projects. It happened  in Oklahoma years ago when wind farm …

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Groups join forces to fight anti-solar bill in Arkansas

  More than 90 Arkansas businesses, farm groups, cities and counties joined in their opposition to a legislative bill that would eliminate net metering for renewable energy. The organizations came out against newly filed HB 380 that they contend would raise electric bills and kill thousands of solar industry jobs reported the Arkansas Times. They …

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Energy briefs

** Ford Motor announced Monday that it’s partnering with a Chinese company to build a $3.5 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan, a move sure to spark backlash from Republican lawmakers. ** Republicans are scrutinizing the administration’s billions of dollars in low-carbon energy incentives for signs that money could benefit companies tied to Beijing. ** Recently …

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State Senator wants renewable energy land leases unitized to be more equitable

  A bill before the Oklahoma legislature would unitize wind and solar farm leases much the way unitization is implemented for oil and gas production. It might result in changes to the way Oklahoma landowners are paid for such renewable energy leases. SB770 was filed by Oklahoma City Democratic Sen. Carri Hicks and if approved, …

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Governor calls for diversification of Oklahoma’s energy grid

  In his State of the State address Monday to the Oklahoma legislature, Gov. Kevin Stitt spoke of protecting Oklahomans and promoting freedoms and for more steps to promote excellence in education. He touched on energy a few times in his speech to the 59th Legislature. At one point, the governor said, “Let’s continue to …

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Kansas considers conflict-of-interest bill for wind and solar projects

  Legislators in Kansas are considering a bill aimed at conflict-of-interest reporting requirements for public officials who might gain financially from wind or solar projects. The pending bill would prohibit elected officials from voting to approve such projects and if they violate the law, they would be forced to resign reported the Kansas Reflector. Click …

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EIA—More than half of new U.S. electric-generating capacity in 2023 will be solar

    The federal government says solar power projects will increase markedly this year across the U.S. A report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration state that developers plan to add 54.5 gigawatts (GW) of new utility-scale electric-generating capacity to the U.S. power grid in 2023, according to the Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. More …

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Energy headlines

** The U.S. EPA confirms it’s investigating claims that Texas regulators aren’t doing enough to enforce clean air and water rules. ** A bipartisan group of senators are introducing a bill aimed at limiting the sales of oil from the country’s emergency supply to entities controlled by China. The bill was put forward Wednesday and spearheaded by Sens. …

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Bill filed to end residential solar power bans

  A bill was filed prior to the start of the Oklahoma legislative session to end housing restrictions against residential solar power projects. Ardmore Rep. Tammy Townley filed House Bill 1023 which provides that an owners association, such as an HOA, may not prohibit the installation of solar energy systems. “This bill mirrors the Texas …

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Did renewable energy fail or succeed in recent U.S. winter storm?

    A report suggests that perhaps renewable energy did better than expected last month when Winter Storm Elliott brought extreme cold weather, winds and storm to a large part of the nation. While some reports said the nation’s renewable energy sources failed and resulted in rolling blackouts, others indicated they exceeded expectations reported the …

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