Not only did OGE and PSO sent line crews to Florida to help as millions are without power following the hit by Hurricane Milton, but others from Oklahoma are there to help. The Oklahoma National Guard sent a CH-47 helicopter and ten personnel, including two rescue swimmers and one Helicopter Search & Rescue …
October 2024 archive
Need a book for wind rules in Kansas? KU researchers came up with it
When it comes to wind regulations in the state of Kansas, there is the potential for 105 different sets of rules to follow. That’s because there are 105 counties in the state. To help developers and others who want to build wind projects, researchers at the University of Kansas have created an atlas showing …
A stalled oil rail line and a Colorado billionaire’s ties to a US Supreme Court Justice
Mention the name Phillip Anschutz in Oklahoma and some residents might remember when the billionaire from Colorado once upon a time bought The Oklahoman newspaper then sold it. Mention his name in other circles and his name is brought up in connection with a fight for approval of an 88-mile rail line designed …
Energy briefs
** At least 3 million were left without electricity after Hurricane Milton hit Florida Wednesday Evening. Tornadoes killed four persons. ** Florida firefighters say there is a growing concern that the floodwaters will result in the spontaneous combustion of electric vehicles.The fires had become frequent enough that insurers, car makers, fire chiefs and politicians have …
NextEra’s 3Q earnings report coming in a few weeks
NextEra Energy, the company known for its wind farm production across Oklahoma and other states, plans a release of its third quarter financial results in a few weeks. The Florida-based company will release the report before the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, Oct. 23. John Ketchum, chairman, president and …
Power grid reminds member states of persistent heat
Southwest Power Pool members, including Oklahoma, received a continuation of a Resource Advisory because of the lingering heat dome that produces temperatures into the 90s across much of the country’s middle. In a notice this week, the SPP said it was extending its current Advisory for the entire balancing authority area (14 states) through …
Bill Gates and his new wind turbine prototype
Billionaire Bill Gates and his Airloom Energy company recently received a nearly $14 million financing to construct a new type of wind farm in Wyoming. Instead of rising hundreds of feet into the air, the company’s proposed wind generator is a round structure built lower to the ground. Bloomberg reported some of the …
Transportation Commission approves nearly $9 billion 8-year construction work plan
Highlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission’s Monday, Oct. 7, meeting include adoption of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation’s updated Eight-Year Construction Work Plan, a briefing on the federal funding highway appropriations bill, approval of a I-44 and US-75 interchange reconstruction project in Tulsa, and a bridge rehabilitation project along I-40 over I-44 in Oklahoma City. …
Turnpike Authority pushes more projects closer to construction
The ACCESS Oklahoma long-range plan work will increase in 2025 as up to 127 construction projects will get closer to engineering design completion throughout the next year, Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Board members learned Tuesday during their regular monthly meeting. ACCESS Oklahoma is a 15-year long-range plan that will provide needed upgrades to the …
Crude prices fell Wednesday on nation’s jump in crude oil supplies
A hefty gain in U.S. crude oil supplies, including those at the nation’s largest tank farm, the Cushing Hub, sparked a drop in crude oil prices Wednesday. But the fall wasn’t as big as it could have been because of the continuing risk that Iran’s crude oil supplies might be interrupted by fighting in the …
