In this episode of Mitchell talks Energy with Jerry Bohnen, we discuss the showdown between superstar attorneys Stephen Jones and Joe White before the state supreme court regarding the legislators versus Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiatt case.
November 2024 archive
Arkansas warned to build more renewable energy resources
Experts are telling legislators in Arkansas the state needs to speed up work on building renewable energy resources if the state’s coal plants go offline as scheduled by the end of the decade. Arkansas currently has no operational wind projects and this week, a legislative committee heard the state needs to replace some …
SPP confident of enough electrical power this winter
Southwest Power Pool, responsible for coordinating electric reliability in a 14-state area in the central United States, expects to have enough generation to meet energy demand this winter. SPP conducts an assessment each year to identify and mitigate threats to energy reliability during the winter season lasting from December to March. The analysis considers …
Drummond takes on the SEC over cryptocurrency regulations
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is challenging the Biden Administration’s sweeping regulations of cryptocurrency with a lawsuit against the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) calling the overreach “unlawful.” Drummond and a coalition of 17 other state attorneys general filed the litigation last week in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of …
Enel’s $1 billion Oklahoma solar plant deal up in the air?
More than a year after announcing plans to invest $1 billion in a solar panel project in Oklahoma, Italy’s Enel is now showing signs of being cautious about the plan. It’s what Enel’s CEO Flavio Cattaneo stated this week in a presentation of his company’s three-year strategy to 2027. He explained the company intends to …
Energy briefs
** Boeing will lay off more than 2,500 workers in the U.S. states of Washington, Oregon, South Carolina and Missouri, according to federally required filings posted on Monday and a union official, as part of the debt-heavy U.S. planemaker’s plan to cut 17,000 jobs, or 10% of its global workforce. ** Just days after announcing a …
Crude oil prices gained more than 3% on Monday
A halt in crude oil production a Norwegian oilfield prompted a more than 3% gain in crude oil prices Monday. Reuters reported Equinor said it had halted output from its Johan Sverdrup oilfield, western Europe’s largest, due to an onshore power outage. Work to restart production was under way, an Equinor spokesperson said, but …
8 western Oklahoma counties to get expanded broadband service
The state’s effort to use federal money to expand broadband service focused this week on western Oklahoma where 8 projects totaling more than $17 million were launched. Oklahoma Broadband Office leaders were joined by Dobson Fiber executives in holding a ceremony in Arapaho, the county seat of Custer County. The $17.3 million for high-speed …
Biden says no one can reverse his clean energy progress
In the waning days of his administration, President Biden has declared there’s no going back on the “clean energy revolution” he started. Speaking from the Amazon rainforest in Brazil and in an obvious reference to President-elect Donald Trump, he said nobody can reverse US progress on clean energy. While the Biden administration …
Regular meeting for Corporation Commissioners
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners will meet Wednesday but there are no votes planned on any rate hikes proposed by state utilities. The agenda is below for the 1:30 p.m. meeting. Consideration of and possible vote(s) on proposed or potential orders in cases on the daily signing agenda docket. The Commission may discuss and consider …
