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October 8, 2024 archive
One OGE group comes home from helping Hurricane Helene victims while another heads to Florida
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company (OG&E) will deploy a team of more than 110 line restoration crews early Wednesday morning ahead of Hurricane Milton making landfall. The hurricane is expected to arrive in Florida on Wednesday as a Category 5 storm, and has the potential to cause widespread, prolonged power outages. Trucks and …
First it was helping Hurricane Helene victims—now PSO is in Florida for Hurricane Milton
A day after PSO crews returned from helping restore power to Hurricane Helene victims in Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee, another group of 380 PSO workers and contractors were sent to Florida. They will be helping Tampa Electric and Florida Power and Light as Hurricane Milton smashes into Florida’s west coast. After Hurricane Milton …
Crude prices tumble over possible ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel
The prospects of a possible ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah sent crude oil prices down nearly 5% on Tuesday, and in turn some Oklahoma energy stocks felt the impact and suffered up to a 7% tumble. There remains some anxiety that the tension is far from eased and things could erupt into more fighting at …
Oklahoma fire rescue teams sent to Florida for anticipated hurricane help
No one knows for sure what kind of destruction might be wielded by Hurricane Milton as it arrives in Florida. But Oklahoma fire departments are lending their support for critical rescues, should they occur. The Southwest Ledger’s Mike Ray reported the Lawton Fire Department joined forces with crews from Guymon and Coalgate to …
Summit Utilities agrees to $15 monthly rate hike for residential customers in Arkansas
Summit Utilities ratepayers in Arkansas are likely to see a monthly rate hike of more than $15 as a result of the company’s request for a $105 million increase or a nearly 30% increase for residential customers. The utility recently filed a settlement with the Arkansas Public Service Commission in which rates would …
Gas prices still around $3 a gallon in several Oklahoma counties
Even as Oklahoma’s statewide average gasoline price slipped a few cents to $2.76 a gallon, much of the state appears to be lingering closer to $3 a gallon. Still, Oklahoma’s average is among the lowest in the country. The dark red counties shown on the latest AAA map of Oklahoma have spread from …
Tribe wants conclusion in Osage County fight with wind company
A federal judge is being asked to finalize the case brought by the Osage Indian tribe and the federal government against Enel Energy for its alleged illegal construction of more than 80 wind towers in Osage County. It is a legal fight that started several years ago. US government attorneys and those for …
Energy briefs
** Florida imports a projected 30,000 power line workers from states as far as New Mexico, Arizona and California as electric utilities prepare for the approaching Hurricane Milton. ** Hurricane Helene pushes Tennessee officials to confront “outdated or incorrect” emergency plans and flooding data linked to 274 dams that are considered to have “high hazard potential” for downstream communities. ** …
Natural gas fired power plants take hold across the U.S.
Environmentalists might not like it, but the gradual phasing out of coal-fired power plants has resulted in phenomenal growth of natural gas-fired plants . A report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed U.S. natural gas-fired power plants generated more than 7 million megawatthours (MWh) of electricity on August 2, 2024, according to the gency’s …
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