September 11, 2024 archive

Status unknown of investigation into Corporation Commissioner

Exactly where the investigation stands into allegations of drunkeness and sexual groping of a man by Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett is a tightly held secret. Melvin C. Hall and and Don Bingham of the Oklahoma City law firm of the law firm of Riggs, Abney, Neal, Turpen, Orbison, & Lewis were hired last month …

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AARP Town hall to focus on latest rate hike requests of OGE and PSO

    Just as we reported this week about the expanding growth of utililty rate hikes around the country, AARP Oklahoma announced it intends to host an interactive telephone town hall and focus on rate hike proposes from two of the state’s largest utilities. The September 17 townhall, starting at 10 a.m. will take aim …

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Mitchell Talks Energy puts the spotlight on growing electric rates

  Electricity bills are growing, not just in Oklahoma but across the country. They got the attention of Scott Mitchell and Jerry Bohnen in our latest podcast of Mitchell Talks Energy with Jerry Bohnen.

Heavy electricity use by Colorado pot growers forces Xcel Energy to ask for more funding

    Pot growers in Colorado are using so much electricity, it’s left one major utility asking for more funding from a state program that funds business customers’ efficiency upgrades. Xcel Energy says it’s already spent most of its current budget on indoor cannabis growing operations. As a result, the utility suspended all programs for …

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Energy briefs

** The Biden administration is approving a major electric power transmission project as well as a  solar project in Nevada, it announced Monday. The Greenlink West Transmission Project will create a system of new power lines from North Las Vegas to Reno. When completed, the project could transmit enough energy for 4.8 million homes. ** U.S. House representatives from …

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