It took about a year, but Oklahoma hit its coldest weather on Sunday. “Yesterday’s statewide average temperature of 29.5 degrees was the coldest day seen in Oklahoma since Feb. 17, 2024’s, 28.4 degrees,” wrote Oklahoma Mesonet State Climatologist Gary McManus in his Monday report. “Today’s average temps are gonna be off the charts. Well, they’ll still …
January 6, 2025 archive
Energy briefs
** The Biden administration bans new offshore oil and gas drilling on more than 265 million acres of water, including along the entire West Coast and in the Northern Bering Sea in Alaska. ** Alaska economic officials expect the state’s oil and gas sector to gain 600 jobs this year but still remain far below 2014 employment levels. ** …
ERCOT keeps close eye on power needs during cold weather
Obviously not wanting a repeat of what happened during the 2021 Winter Storm Uri, the Texas grid operator, ERCOT issued a weather watch for this week. The grid operator said the forecasted cold weather across its service area would result in higher electrical demand and the potential for lower reserves. So far, grid conditions …
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