The Oklahoma Broadband Governing Board will meet on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. in the First Floor Conference Room, Suite 105, of the Harvey Parkway Building, 301 Northwest 63rd Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73116. The agenda can be found on this page: https://oklahoma.gov/broadband/board/meetings.html. Meeting documents are posted at https://broadband.oklahoma.gov. A planning update on …
July 10, 2023 archive
Rep. Bice takes on Biden administration’s anti-gas stove movement
Oklahoma congresswoman Stephanie Bice took a move to stop the Biden administration from trying to eliminate gas stoves and other gas appliances, by introducing the Natural Gas Appliances Standards (GAS) Act. Her H.R. 4395 would address the Department of Energy’s (DOE) effort to eliminate gas appliances and allow consumers to choose what type of stove, …
OGE Energy Corp’s 2Q earnings report to be released August 9
OGE Energy Corp. plans to release its second quarter 2023 financial report in August and hold a quarterly conference call on the morning of Wednesday, August 9. The call will begin at 8 a.m. Central Time and feature leaders of the electric company that has 890,000 customers in Oklahoma and western Arkansas. The corporation …
Can wind turbine blades be recycled? One company thinks so
One company thinks it found a way to recycle wind turbine blades, which prior to now, landed in the landfill. Blades normally have a lifespan of about 20 years so that means many of the wind farms in Oklahoma are facing a major challenge of not only replacing the old with the new, but …
TX Department of Emergency Management Awarded $60.6 Million for Electrical Grid Infrastructure
The federal government has designated $60.6 million to the Texas Division of Emergency Management to help utilities strengthen infrastructure on the state’s electricity grid. The U.S. Department of Energy announced Thursday that it will award the funds so that Texas’ power grid can upgrade and mitigate extreme weather event disruptions. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law created …
NM Supreme Court Denies Electric Utility Abandonment Plan of Coal-Burning Facility
The New Mexico Supreme Court recently rejected Public Service Company of New Mexico’s appeal of a 2021 decision by state regulators denying its plan for abandoning the coal-burning Four Corners Power Plant. In an opinion written by Justice Briana Zamora, the court found the Public Regulation Commission “reasonably and lawfully” denied the electric utility’s plan …
8th Circuit Sends WPX Energy Smoking Ban Case Back to North Dakota Tribal Court
The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals recently overturned a preliminary injunction that kept three North Dakota tribes from seeking action in tribal court against an oil and gas exploration company over a smoking ban dispute, ruling the district court’s decision was premature and that all remedies have not been exhausted within the tribal …
Stellantis Partners With NioCorp to Mine Rare Earth Minerals in SE Nebraska
Stellantis, a provider of innovative mobility solutions and leading global automaker based in Amsterdam, has inked a contract with a company to mine rare earth elements in southeastern Nebraska, according to published reports by Reuters and the Associated Press. Stellantis will use the critical elements to produce high-powered magnets required for its electric vehicles. Colorado-based …
