New rules that apply to gas utility companies in Colorado could mean higher costs for heating and cooking in the state. The rules were adopted Dec. 1 by the Colorado Public Utilities Commission and intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They might also put a limit on natural gas line expansion reported the Colorado …
December 19, 2022 archive
State senator says eminent domain has been abused and he wants the law reformed
Oklahoma State Sen. Nathan Dahm plans to target Oklahoma’s eminent domain law in the approaching legislative session. In an announcement, the Broken Arrow Senator said he is looking to reform the law because he contends it has been abused by governments. The bill he plans to introduce Senate Bill 41 which would create a …
Oklahoma oil and gas taxes helped increase November general revenue fund
Oklahoma General Revenue Fund collections in November totaled $602.6 million, which is $60.9 million, or 11.2%, above the monthly estimate. This is $1.9 million, or 0.3%, above collections in November 2021. Total GRF collections for the first five months of fiscal year 2023 are $3.5 billion, which is $683.2 million, or 24.4%, above the …
Missouri’s new cash crop—renewable energy?
The head of an organization promoting renewable energy says Missouri cooperatives fighting such investments are wrong. James Owen is executive director of Renew Missouri and wrote in the Springfield News-Leader that renewable energy could become Missouri’s new reliable cash crop. Click here for Springfield News-Leader
Investigators probe link of oil industry to West Texas earthquakes
Investigators for the Texas Railroad Commission spent the weekend probing the most recent large quake that shook the Permian Basin. Their job is to determine whether wastewater disposal wells used in the oil and gas drilling in the Basin might have been the cause of at least two recent strong quakes. The latest measured …
Energy headlines
** ERCOT on Friday notified power generators in Texas that they need to be online and ready to provide power during an expected wave of cold air that could drop overnight temperatures into the 20s late next week. ** CubicPV Inc., a startup backed by Bill Gates, plans to construct a $1 billion silicon wafer factory for solar panels in …
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