For those who thought political pressure might end the U.S. Commerce Department investigation that resulted in a major hit for the nation’s solar industry, wrong! It’s been revealed the government has expanded the probe, adding more foreign countries to the target list reported Bloomberg. The investigation has led to a major slowdown of the …
Category: Solar Energy in Oklahoma
New Mexico utility fears power outages over solar crisis
The government-induced crisis that hit the U.S. solar industry has left a major New Mexico public utility wondering whether there might be power outages next year in the state as a result. The Albuquerque Journal reports Public Service Company of New Mexico, another subsidiary of American Electric Power is worried because supplies have been …
New Mexico solar maker to take big hit from government-sparked crisis
Six weeks after the U.S. Commerce launched an investigation into solar manufacturing operations in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia—a move that sent the solar industry into a crisis, one of those companies hurt is in New Mexico. Albuquerque-based Array Technologies, considered one of the country’s biggest manufacturers of solar tracking systems estimates losses will …
New coalition to host solar energy seminar May 10 at OKC’s Belle Isle Library
Oklahoma City residents and business owners interested in learning about the benefits of solar energy are invited to attend a free solar seminar offered by a new coalition led by the City’s Office of Sustainability and other local organizations called Solarize OKC. The seminar will be held at 6:30 p.m. May 10 at Belle Isle Library, 5501 …
Senators urge Biden to end solar panel investigation
Calling it a bipartisan letter, Democratic U.S. Senators wrote the President this week urging him to bring a fast end to the Administration’s investigation into solar panels imported from Asia, a probe that already caused widespread delays and cancellations of solar projects in the U.S. In reality, the letter, signed by 19 Senators included …
Solar projects hit by trade probe
The nation’s $30 billion U.S. solar industry is in a quandary. Just as the industry was seeing rapid growth, it was hit by a Biden administration trade probe that resulted in a large slowdown in the availability of equipment. Projects throughout the U.S. were stopped in their tracks reported Bloomberg. Click here …
NextEra frustrated with Commerce review of solar panel suppliers
Discontent with the Biden administration’s review of tariffs on solar panels made in Asian countries is growing and the leader of NextEra Energy, the company with major wind farms in Oklahoma, is not afraid to voice his displeasure. “How can you possibly pull the rug out from under the industry?” asked John Ketchum, CEO …
Economist says Biden’s energy policies aren’t diversified
A former Oklahoman who is now an economist at Kansas State University argues the best approach for the nation’s energy policies is to be diversified—not the approach that is taken by President Biden and his administration. The arguments were made over the weekend by Dennis Weisman, a professor emeritus of economics who wrote his …
PSO’s push for more renewable energy
The biggest environmental story in Oklahoma this year? Public Service Company of Oklahoma is making the case for its Traverse wind farm which opened this year. With the approach of Earth Day, PSO says the three-wind farm project, the largest wind farm built at one time in North America will help the company move its …
Wind farm developer expands into solar energy projects
Minnesota-based ALLETE, Inc, the wind-farm operator with projects in Oklahoma wrapped up a nearly $166 million acquisition of New Energy Equity, one of the nation’s top distributed solar developers. Most of New Energy Equity’s 250 projects are in the eastern half of the United States. Headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, the company’s projects total more …
