Technicians at the Southwest Power Pool, the electricity power grid of which Oklahoma is a member, admit they faced a renewable energy mystery a few months ago. And it remains an unsolved puzzle. It was in June when the Power Pool’s energy production from wind nearly stalled totally. The entire wind production from the …
** Stellantis NV, the owner of Jeep and Chrysler, reached a partial agreement with the United Auto Workers union on Monday as a strike deadline looms that could cost the auto industry more than $1 billion. ** The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission rejected a permit application Monday for a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline through the …
** President Joe Biden said Sunday there were plenty of climate-denying “dog-faced pony soldiers” out there, but their numbers were dwindling as the world took serious steps to address the climate crisis. The president was in Vietnam after the Group of 20 summit in New Delhi, India. ** When the US Secretary of Energy and her team …
A heart to heart talk about energy. It’s the latest episode of Scott Mitchell Talks Energy with Jerry Bohnen. Sometimes it’s a direct explanation of the people, events and things that affect the energy industry, whether it’s oil and gas, wind, solar, electricity or even how regulators apply their standards.
** General Motors Co. made a counteroffer to the United Auto Workers union, proposing a total 16% pay raise for the top wage earners in its plants and a 56% hike for newer employees who make less, the company said in a statement. UAW President Shawn Fain reacted quickly saying the proposal is “insulting.” ** …
Texas grid operators are learning their wind power has some issues. They faced a dilema this week when record heat resulted in a major demand for electricity to run air conditioners. The problem? The electricity generated by wind power in South Texas. Click here for Bloomberg
Now it is being admitted—the electric grid in Texas came oh so close to emergency action because of solar and wind power issues in the month of August. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas confirmed this week it encountered multiple tight supply periods during the month because solar output dropped at night when the …
** The Biden administration on Wednesday confirmed it will nix seven Alaskan oil and gas drilling leases issued under the Trump administration and suspended for review shortly after Biden took office. The area in question in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge had previously been leased to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority. ** Nearly 1 in …
A Tranmission war in the Oklahoma Panhandle. That’s how one blogger of energy issues, transmission policies and regulations described Oklahoma’s recent transmission line issues in the state’s Panhandle. West Virginia consumer advocate Keryn Newman took up blogging in a fight against AEP & Allegheny Energy’s PATH joint transmission line which was proposed across the …
** As the threat of a strike looms amid negotiations between the United Auto Workers union and major US automakers, the White House faces increasing pressure to deliver on its promise of better wages and benefits for workers at electric vehicle facilities. ** Los Angeles International Airport has banned the sale of single-use plastic bottles in …
