A $5 million U.S. Energy Department grant has been awarded the Choctaw Nation in Oklahoma to help with construction of a battery energy storage system in Poteau. The Department’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations announced the awarding of the grant as part of the Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) program. The …
The suspension of a state law intended to protect the state’s oil and gas industry from financial firms implementing climate change policies drew support from the Oklahoma Rural Association. Reacting to the ruling by Oklahoma County District Judge Sheila Stinson, the Rural Association praised the decision that suspended the state Treasurer’s enforcement of …
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Maarkwayne Mullin grilled EPA Administrator Michael Regan this week, criticizing the agency’s rules that are adding to the food costs for Americans. “Under Joe Biden, costs have skyrocketed over 17 percent,” said Sen. Mullin. “While Oklahoma families are struggling to put food on the table, Joe Biden’s EPA is regulating entrepreneurs out …
The University of Denver’s push to become more focused on green energy should make the University solar-powered within three years. The school hopes to have 100% of its electricity on the campus powered from solar farms in surrounding counties and from new solar panels installed on campus buildings. The Colorado Sun reported DU plans …
As US crude inventories fell by 1.4 million barrels last week, it resulted in a slight gain in crude oil prices on Wednesday. At the same time, it was an indication that U.S. refiners are ramping up output ahead of the summer driving season. West Texas Intermediate crude finished up 61 cents or 0.8% to …
A spokesman for Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ indicated the Treasurer will appeal an Oklahoma County District Court Judge’s decision suspending enforcement of the state’s two-year old law boycotting financial companies that discriminate against the oil and gas industry. Jordan Harvey, chief of staff for the Treasurer, told Mike Ray of the Southwest Ledger there …
A few hundred Oklahoma residents remain without electrical power following the Monday night tornadoes that left one dead in Barnsdall and damage elsewhere around the state. At one point, there were tens of thousands who lost electricity and in a fast recovery, Oklahoma Gas and Electric reported Wednesday that 99% of its 38,000 customers …
A week after criticizing federal tax credits for electric vehicles, Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford joined forces with Wyoming Republican Sen. John Barrasso to file legislation to bring an end to the tax credits for EVs and charging stations. Their Eliminating Lavish Incentives to Electric (ELITE) Vehicles Act stops taxpayer money from subsidizing the …
While the nation saw a slight decline in its crude oil stocks, such was not the case at Oklahoma’s Cushing hub where there was an increase of nearly 2 millon barrels of oil. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported Wednesday the nation’s crude stocks dropped from 460.9 million barrels recorded on April 26 …
The Biden administration unveiled 10 proposed electric transmission pathways to expand the nation’s power grid and one of them runs across Oklahoma. They are formally called 10 potential National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETCs) to accelerate the development of transmission projects in areas that present what Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm called “an urgent …
