In an unusual hearing scheduled for Monday morning, an Oklahoma Corporation Commission Administrative Law Judge will consider two settlement agreements regarding the matter of Oklahoma Gas and Electric’s request for a $163.5 million rate hike. One agreement reached by OG&E is to reduce the request to $45 million while the second agreement, reached by …
June 26, 2022 archive
Evergy to recover 2021 winter storm costs from consumers
The latest large utility to win approval of regulators allowing recovery of costs from the 2021 winter storm Uri is in Kansas. It means a $3 increase in monthly bills for Evergy Central customers while Evergy Metro customers will pay nearly $7 more a month. The Kansas Corporation Commission signed off on the settlement …
Wind tower collapses in Oklahoma and Colorado
At least two wind turbine tower collapses occurred in the past week, one in Oklahoma and one in eastern Colorado. As OK Energy Today reported last week, the Oklahoma incident happened near the Major County town of Ames and no one was injured. The second tower collapse happened a few days later near the …
Wildlife measure gets split support among Oklahoma Representatives
The recent U.S. House approval of a measure called the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act came with a split vote by Oklahoma’s representatives. The final vote was 231-190. Rep. Tom Cole voted in support of H.R. 2773 (117)) while Reps. Stephanie Bice, Kevin Hern, Frank Lucas and Markwayne Mullin opposed the bill pushed by Michigan’s Rep. …
Big gains in rig counts across the U.S.
A new Baker Hughes Co. report on the number of active oil and gas rigs across the nation indicates there is expanded drilling activity, not only in the U.S. but including in Oklahoma as well. Oklahoma’s rig count grew by one in the past week to reach a total of 60 oil and gas …