The Arkansas Public Service Commission recently cleared Summit Utilities of any wrongdoing regarding the purchase of natural gas and its billing practices. Summit, a firm that is also regulated by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission came under suspicion over increased costs from 2021 to 2022. The Arkansas regulators determined that gas costs were “just and …
One of the major cities in Kansas is set to take a vote on a stand against a proposed rate hike from Evergy. The city council in Wichita will consider a resolution Tuesday condemning the rate hike which would mean another $14.42 on average a month to customers’ energy bills. The Wichita Eagle reported …
** The Biden administration on Monday continued its push toward internet-for-all by 2030, announcing about $667 million in new grants and loans to build more broadband infrastructure in the rural U.S. ** Following the unexpected loss of thermal generation and due to extreme temperatures, ERCOT is asking Texans to reduce electricity use when it is …
Another $667 million in new grants for broadband expansion in the nation’s rural areas was announced Monday by the Biden administration, but none was included for projects in Oklahoma. Telephone cooperatives, counties and telecommunications companies in 22 states and the Marshall Islands received the funding. “With this investment, we’re getting funding to communities in …
Oklahoma oilman Harold Hamm recently gained even more national attention as he encouraged more use of—natural gas. He brought it to the attention of conservative economist Stephen Moore who pointed it out in a recent colum of his Committee to Unleash Prosperity. With thanks to Moore, here’s what he wrote about Hamm in issue …
