Enel Green Power has run into more opposition for another of its wind farms. This time, the company’s Cedar Run Wind Project faces a possible moratorium on any wind farms in Lincoln County. County Commissioners have voiced their support for a moratorium and will officially decide next Tuesday in Chandler. Apex Clean Energy has …
March 2024 archive
Canoo’s OKC EV manufacturing plant named foreign trade zone—should help financially
Canoo announced this week its Oklahoma City manufacturing plant has been approved as a Foreign Trade Zone by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The company said the declaration is a signifcant milestone that will accelerate the company’s Made in America electric vehicle manufacturing strategy, improve unit profitability and enable “a faster path to breakeven.” …
Dangerous wildfires still a threat in western Oklahoma
As farmers and ranchers recover from the deadly and devastating wildfires that burned more than 1 million acres in western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle, firefighters remain alert for the spread of more fires this week. The Oklahoma Forestry Division stated Tuesday that areas of “elevated fire weather and high to very-high fire danger” …
ConocoPhillips CEO says Biden administration needs to lift LNG export freeze
The top man at ConocoPhillips, Ryan Lance, has joined the list of those urging the Biden administration to lift its freeze on LNG export licenses. In an interview with Bloomberg TV this week, Lance said the pause should come to an end after the November presidential election. “Customers are getting uncertain about where the …
GOP legislators in New Mexico speak out against pause in state oil and gas leases
Republican legislators in New Mexico are trying to reason with state leaders who are implementing a pause on new oil and gas leaseson state land. The plan was announced recently by the State Land Office which stated it would not open new leases on hundreds of acres of land. Rep. Rod Montoya of …
EV charging costs vary from state to state
Electric vehicle drivers are quickly learning that as they travel from state to state, they’re facing a big range of prices for the electricity they need at charging stations, just as they learned in gas prices in different states. A study by Stable.Auto, an EV charger software developer, found that most states average between …
Kansas wants to try a “tax by the mile”
The Kansas Transportation Department is launching an experiment to switch from paying taxes at the fuel pumps to paying taxes on each mile driven by motorists. The state has asked for volunteers in a pilot program that begins in April. An alternative system where drivers are charged for miles driven will be studied. …
Energy quick reads
** The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday finalized a rule that would ban using and importing cancer-causing asbestos, a material still used in some vehicles and in some industrial facilities in the U.S., the first chemical banned under a 2016 chemical safety law. * The U.S. Energy Department (DOE) will unveil final rules that …
Head of world’s largest energy company says world needs to accept that oil will be around for a long time
As head of the world’s largest energy company, Amin Nasser says get over it….the “hard realities” that oil and natural gas will be around for a long time should be accepted by the world. Nasser is CEO of Saudi Aramco and carried his message this week to Houston where he spoke at the annual …
Study finds home values aren’t greatly harmed by nearby wind farms
One of the long-time complaints about wind farms is the harm it causes to the value of nearby homes. But a new study shows the harm isn’t as great as some have claimed. It’s only about 1%. The new nationwide study analyzed data from 300 million home sales and 60,000 wind turbines and found …
