May 24, 2023 archive

Injured workers identified after Wynnewood refinery fire

  One of the two workers injured in the Tuesday morning fire at the CVR Energy refinery in Wynnewood suffered burns to more than 90% of his body. The workers were identified as Eli Warran and Wes Foster, reported News 9. The broadcast said Foster suffered burns covering 90% of his body and he was …

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Evergy buys northwest Oklahoma wind farm

  The Western Oklahoma Persimmon Creek wind farm has a new owner. Colorado-based Scout Clean Energy and its joint venture partner Elawan Energy recently sold the wind farm to Evergy. The farm is located in Woodward, Ellis and Dewey Counties and covers an estimated 17,000 acres of land. Permission Creek began operations in 2018 and …

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Couple stunned over cost of solar panels for their home

  Obvious sticker shock hit one couple in Del City after the installation of solar panels for their home. KFOR TV  news recently reported the story. Click here for KFOR TV

AARP to hold telephone town hall to discuss utility rate increases

  Advocacy group, AARP Oklahoma plans a telephone town hall later this month to offer details about the impact of a series of utility rate increases for natural gas and electric customers. The interactive town hall will be held Wednesday, May 31 beginning at 10 a.m. CST. “The focus is AARP’s continued advocacy efforts at …

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AG joins lawsuit against robo call company

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond and 48 other U.S. attorneys general filed a lawsuit against Avid Telecom, its owner and its vice president for allegedly facilitating billions of illegal robocalls and violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Telemarketing Sales Rule, and other federal and state telemarketing and consumer laws. Avid Telecom, owned by Michael …

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Latest reports show multiple-well producers in western Oklahoma

  Reports being filed with the Oklahoma Corporation Commission show drillers are still quite active in western Oklahoma. Devon Energy Production Company and Mewbourne Oil each reported multiple-well pad sites with large combined production…Devon more than 2,200 barrels of oil a day from two wells on a Blaine County pad and Mewbourne with 1,500 barrels …

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Brief energy updates

** Advocates of high-speed trains fear the trains might be the latest victim of the Biden administration because it wants all materials in federal infrastructure projects to be made in the U.S. ** A new study warns that nearly 800,000 residents in Phoenix would need emergency medical care for heat stroke and other illnesses in an extended …

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