** For many drivers of EVs, premature tire wear has become an unexpected black mark on vehicles promoted as a green climate-friendly option to gas-gulping cars. ** US household utility debt is at a record high as more Americans struggle to cope with rising heating and cooling costs. ** Plug Power Inc. surged the most …
Category: Solar Energy in Oklahoma
Arkansas trucking firm to create solar farm for headquarters electricity
Arkansas-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is moving ahead with plans to construct a solar array that could offset more than 80% of the electricity demand at its corporate headquarters in the city of Lowell. The 4.99-megawatt array was approved by the Arkansas Public Service Commission two years ago but the company is just …
Energy quick reads
**A Virginia lawmaker introduced a bill last week that, if passed, would prohibit the utilities Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power from charging customers for many of their political activities. The bill, HB 792, would bar Virginia’s investor-owned electric utilities from charging their customers for their dues to trade associations, lobbying of government officials, advertising and other …
Fayetteville to add to its solar power projects
A report by Arkansas Business indicated the city of Fayetteville is in a rush to install a large solar power project by September so it can take advantage of a retail-rate credit for the excess power added to the grid. The new state rules on net metering will change on Oct. 1 and utility …
Another Biden renewable energy plan involves millions of acres of federal land
Under the Biden administration’s latest green energy effort, New Mexico and Colorado are among 11 western states where the government wants to locate solar energy projects on 22 million acres of federal lands. Along with Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah, those states were picked as the best sites for the projects. The Interior Department …
Energy quick reads
** Researchers at LexisNexis Risk Solutions found that when drivers switch from gasoline-powered cars to EVs, they tend to crash more. The frequency of insurance claims rises by about 14.3% while the severity of claims, or the amount that has to be paid out, increases by 14.5%, according to the data. ** The cold temperatures …
How close is ERCOT in Texas to failure over extreme weather?
At least one energy expert maintains the electric grid in Texas, ERCOT, is under a crucial test this week because of the extreme cold and it could show how close it is to another collapse—just like it did during Winter Storm Uri in 2021. That’s the opinion of David Blackmon, a man with a …
Pipeline operator to build large solar farm in Wyoming
Energy giant Enbridge Inc., known for its crude oil pipelines and operations in Canada and throughout the U.S., has plans to build a solar farm so large in Wyoming that it could provide electricity to 771,000 homes. The Albert-headquartered company hopes to begin construction in 2025 and it would take two years to complete …
Energy quick reads
** The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects electric generation from solar to be the leading source of growth in the U.S. power sector through the end of 2025, with 79 GW of new solar capacity projected to come online over the next two years. ** Venture Global LNG has told a U.S. regulator that it cannot meet contracts …
Energy quick reads
** US oil and gas production is booming, but policies being imposed now could jeopardize the country’s energy might, the industry’s top trade group is warning Washington. That sobering outlook is being delivered by the American Petroleum Institute as it holds an annual gathering in the nation’s capital Wednesday to highlight top policy priorities, amid …