Oklahoma Congresswoman Stephanie Bice urged others Thursday on a House subcommittee exploring how to measure greenhouse gas sources not to play the blame game. The Republican Representative told others on the Joint Research & Technology and Environment Subcommittee that instead there should be more collaboration to determine the best methods to monitor and quantify …
June 23, 2022 archive
Heat wave creates more demand on Oklahoma power grid
The heat wave that settled over Oklahoma and surrounding states prompted the state’s power grid operator on Wednesday to issue an advisory, suggesting rolling blackouts might occur because of extreme electricity usage. The Southwest Power Pool, which provides energy to Oklahoma utility companies, issued a “conservative operations advisory” that was in effect from 10 …
Colorado regulators handle 2021 winter storm costs differently than those in Oklahoma
When Colorado regulators approved $500 million in rate hikes for Excel Energy to cover the costs of providing power during Winter Storm Uri in 2021, they did so with a strong warning—don’t let it happen again. While Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners passed through rate hikes and billions in ratepayer-backed bonds without such admonitions about mishandling …
Barbed wire fences a thing of the past?
High-tech might make barbed wire fences obsolete. It’s being tested in the ranching country of the Kansas Flint Hills where cattle on one ranch wear CPS collars and the rancher no longer worries about his 30 miles of fence line. About the size of an iPhone and twice as thick, the collars offer a high-tech …
Will diesel fuel costs drive US into recession?
While diesel fuel prices now average $5.80 a gallon nationwide and at least $5.29 in Oklahoma, some experts say the rising cost of the fuel used by truckers and farmers is what could eventually move the U.S. into an economic recession. It’s what some experts have told ABC News. “Diesel is, quite frankly, my …
Battery shortage results in billions lost by Tesla
Despite the push by the Biden administration to convert the U.S. automobile industry to EVs or electric vehicles, a push that included possible EV manufacturing in Oklahoma, EV leader Tesla is losing money—lots of it—billions. So says Tesla founder Elon Musk who blames it on a shortage of batteries along with China port issues …
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