When Gov. Stitt, the attorney general, legislative leaders and others in the state recently challenged a proposed Energy Department transmission line across Oklahoma, they labeled it as a “land grab.” The Energy Department cancelled the project last week. But the land grab fight is far from over, in the eyes of some landowners who …
The three legislators seeking help from the courts in prohibiting Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett from voting on rate cases for PSO, OGE, ONG aren’t giving up. Reps. Tom Gann, R-Inola; Kevin West, R-Moore; and Rick West, R-Heavener, filed an appeal Dec. 19 with the State Supreme Court over the commission’s $127 million rate …
Green power company, Enel Green Power plans on appealing a federal judge’s ruling ordering Enel to remove 84 wind turbines built without permission in Osage County. The judge gave the company one year to remove the turbines, a move that Enel estimates will cost $300 million. “Although we respect the decision of …
The growth of data centers and AI across the U.S. will result in their increased demand for electricity in the next few years and the Department of Energy predicts it will triple by 2028. It also claims renewable energy will be able to meet the demand. Demand already tripled in the past decade …
The recent increase in turnpike tolls in Oklahoma prompted Norman Sen. Lisa Standridge to file a bill to give the legislature more say in such decisions. Her Senate Bill 80, according to a release by the Senator, would increase transparency and public involvement in the Turnpike Authority’s projects. The proposed bill would establish clear …
** Environmental groups file a lawsuit accusing California regulators of failing to assess or alleviate potential environmental impacts of increased biofuel use expected under updates to the state’s low-carbon fuel standard. ** For the first time in U.S. history, wind and solar generated more electricity than coal during the first 11 months of 2024, according to data from a …
