The Southwest Power Pool’s plan to expand its energy market in a program called Markets+ is gaining four utilities in Arizona. It was announced this week that Arizona Public Service, Salt River Project,Tucson Electric Power and UniSource Energy Services will join the program when it launches in 2027. The Power Pool, made up of …
November 2024 archive
New Mexico studies possibility of re-use of oil and gas wastewater
New Mexico leaders think they have a serious plan to allow the reuse of treated oil and gas wastewater. They’ve just published a study as part of a proposal by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to adopt a 50-year water plan funded with a $500 million cash infusion. Click here for Santa Fe New …
Commissioner reveals more allegations against Todd Hiett
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony,, the elected official who has called for Commissioner Todd Hiett to resign in the wake of serious sexual abuse and drunkenness allegations against him, recently raised more such reports against Hiett. One such report made to Anthony also involves another man, similar to the June incident in Minnesota …
Buc-ee’s goes to court
Buc-ee’s, the convenience store outlet with stores throughout the country but not in Oklahoma, has gone to court again over a firm with a similar name. The Texas-based company has sued Duckees, a convenience and liquor store in Kansas City. It’s not the first such kind of lawsuit brought by Buck-ee’s. In 2018, it …
Legislator says attorneys and ALJ in ONG fuel case are in violation of ethics rules
State Rep. Tom Gann, the Republican legislator who led the Supreme Court challenge to Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett’s participation in rate cases following sexual and drunkenness allegations against him, responded to a judge’s ruling on an ONG case saying the fuel adjustment case by ONG is unlawful. This time, he again stated all …
Regulators express concerns about proposed PSO case
Even though a proposed Public Service Company rate hike won’t impact residential ratepayers for an estimated 18 months, the 15% impact it will eventually have was the concern of Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners during a Tuesday morning special meeting. “It’s a huge rate impact on customers, and I’m very concerned,” remarked Commissioner Todd Hiett in …
Energy briefs
** Tesla Inc.’s electric vehicles would be shut out from consumer rebates under a proposal by California Governor Gavin Newsom, pitting the prospective Democratic presidential hopeful against Republican power player Elon Musk. ** California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes offering rebates on electric vehicle purchases if the incoming Trump administration eliminates a federal EV tax credit, while suggesting …
Oil plunges over peace prospects in Lebanon and Israel
A possible peace deal in the Middle East between Israel and the Hezbollah in Lebanon sent crude oil prices dropping more than $2 a barrel on Monday. It came following reports that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to terms of a deal. Reuters reported Israel said on Monday it is moving toward a ceasefire in the war …
PSO rate hike slashed to $119.5 million—negative impact on residential customers
A lot has changed since Public Service Company filed a rate hike request late last year of $218 million before the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. The request quickly grew to $231,198,000 and would have raised customers rates by an average $16 more a month. Since then, a negotiated Joint Settlement, lead by the Attorney General …
Colorado to crack down on methane leaks from oil and gas operations
Air quality regulators in Colorado plan to create tougher and more restrictive rules on methane gas from the oil and gas industry. With ozone pollution a large problem in the Denver area, the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission voted last week to create stricter rules on the hazaradous emissions from oil and gas operations. …
