Kansas legislators were recently informed that Evergy was able to maintain normal operating conditions for extreme weather despite frozen coal, because of high winds that powered the big utility’s wind farms. It was a reference to earlier January weather where high winds and frigid weather hit the region. The explanation was made before a …
January 22, 2024 archive
Arkansas trucking firm to create solar farm for headquarters electricity
Arkansas-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. is moving ahead with plans to construct a solar array that could offset more than 80% of the electricity demand at its corporate headquarters in the city of Lowell. The 4.99-megawatt array was approved by the Arkansas Public Service Commission two years ago but the company is just …
Lithium race in Arkansas worries some leaders
Lithium extraction in the Smackover Formation of southern Arkansas has some people worried about what it might mean for small communities and the environment. While ExxonMobil announced last year to move forward with using the heavy amounts of brine in the formation to begin extraction of lithium by 2027, it created an excitement in …
Lowest gasoline prices in the U.S. are in Oklahoma
It’s January and gasoline prices should be lower than the heavy summer time travel season. Going into the weekend, Oklahoma AAA reported the national average was $3.08, just a penny higher than the previous week. Oklahoma’s average was $2.60, lowest in the nation, but also two cents more than a week earlier. The national …
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