In opposing Oklahoma Gas and Electric company’s $163.5 million rate hike, the state’s largest and most influential oil and gas group said regulators should not approve such an increase until the utility fulfills its pledge to correct inadequate planning and preparation it had for the February 2021 winter storm Uri. It also heavily criticized …
Category: Wind Energy
Scramble by renewable energy developers in eastern Colorado
Excel Energy’s recently approved $1.7 billion Power Pathway transmission line project is reportedly causing a land rush of sorts in eastern Colorado. Some ranchers and farmers call it the new “cash crop” as wind and solar developers scramble to lock up land for their projects reported the Colorado Sun. Click here for Colorado Sun …
New public land leases in New Mexico will triple state’s renewable energy capacity
The state of New Mexico could very well see its renewable energy capacity triple following a recent auction of public land, much of it in the county where the fabled Billy the Kid roamed in the Wild West. Pattern Energy won the auction for 147,685 acres of leases in Lincoln, Torrance and San Miguel …
Headlines of more energy stories
** Top U.S. automakers ask Congress to raise the limit on how many electric vehicles a company can sell before they’re no longer eligible for $7,500 tax credits. ** The Biden administration proposes stricter efficiency standards for some natural gas furnaces, which the Department of Energy predicts will save consumers money and reduce carbon emissions. ** President Joe Biden told oil …
$2 billion transmission line approved in Colorado
Xcel Energy’s $2 billion transmission line meant to carry renewable energy power across Colorado was approved by the state’s public utility regulators. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission approved the project called Colorado’s Power Pathway, a 650-mile stretch of high transmission lines from northern Colorado to the southeast reported The Denver Post. The project will include four …
Compromise legislation in Missouri to save Grain Belt Express
The governor of Missouri says he will sign legislation that will keep alive the proposed Grain Belt wind-power transmission line across his state—a line to carry wind-powered electricity from southwest Kansas to Indiana. The legislation is a compromise that will require landowners to be paid 150% of fair market value for land taken through eminent domain …
SWEPCO seeks approval for three new wind and solar projects
Southwestern Electric Power Co., an American Electric Power company announced plans to add 810 megawatts (MW) of wind energy by 2022 and do it by acquiring a 3-wind farm project in Oklahoma. This proposal supports SWEPCO’s long-term plan of significantly increasing its use of more environmentally friendly energy sources, such as wind and solar. SWEPCO …
More wind and solar growth in the U.S.
A new report shows renewable energy sources, wind and solar provided more than 97% of new domestic electrical generating capacity in the first quarter of this year.. They also provided more than 24% of actual generation according to a report by Solar Power World. Click here for Solar Power World
Small Missouri town finds a niche in the wind industry
Louisiana, Missouri, a small town north of St. Louis has become a fixture in the wind farm industry. It is the site of a recycling center for old 150-foot long wind blades. As National Public Radio reported, “Shipments from nearly every corner of the U.S. arrive daily at the Veolia North America recycling plant, …
Headlines of world and national energy stories
** A further decline in Russian oil supply is likely to spark a global recession, Bank of America said Friday. The bank warned oil prices could hit $150 a barrel, and an energy crisis could ensue, if supplies fall sharply. ** The American oil and gas supermajor, Chevron Corporation CVX, recently announced that it closed an agreement …