Among the 41 bills signed into law this week by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was one to give the state more funding power for green energy projects in small communities and to help utilities. One measure, House Bill 128 establishes a $20 million dollar fund to provide grants for solar energy and battery …
April 2025 archive
Missouri now allows utilities to charge ratepayers before projects are completed
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe made it official.. Under a bill he signed this week, a new law will allow utilities to charge ratepayers for power plants before they’re completed. One consumer group called it “nothing more than a profit-driven package that benefits utilities at the expense of hard-working Missouri families.” Gov. Keyhoe offered a …
Sen. Mullin targets California’s EV waivers that target gas powered vehicles
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin has long been a critic of the green energy efforts of California. His latest effort is the introduction of joint resolutions of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act to repeal the state’s EV waivers that prohibit the sale of new gas-powered light-duty vehicles by 2035. He and Sens. Shelley Moore …
Energy briefs
** The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) made conditional commitments to provide high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) to five U.S. nuclear developers to meet their near-term fuel needs. This first round of HALEU allocations brings innovative American nuclear technologies one step closer to commercialization. ** The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded BWX Technologies Inc. (BWXT) …
Keystone pipeline leak cleanup underway in North Dakota
Cleanup started almost immediately following this week’s Keystone pipeline oil leak in a rural part of North Dakota. The Keystone oil pipeline spill occurred Tuesday morning when the pipeline ruptured at a site in the southeastern part of the state. Reports indicated that a worker shut down the line within two minutes. Click here …
Pause on most tariffs sent Oklahoma energy stocks soaring…some 20% to 25%
The 4% climb in crude oil prices on Wednesday was nothing compared to the stunning gains recorded by some Oklahoma energy stocks after President Trump implemented a pause in the tariffs he announced last week for most countries other than China. How about a 25% upward bounce for Empire Petroleum? Twenty-one percent for Vital …
Gains recorded in total crude oil in storage in US and Cushing Hub
U.S. crude oil stocks in storage increased in the most recent reporting period and the gain was also recorded at the Cushing Hub in northern Oklahoma. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported the nation’s total crude oil in storage increased by 2.5 million barrels at the end of the week on April 4 of …
Wind turbine setback bill approved by House Committee–but compromise talks are underway with Senate
An Oklahoma Senate bill calling for a one-quarter mile setback for wind turbines from property lines and homes won approval Wednesday in the Oklahoma House Energy Committee. It also had some opposition. But SB2 still faces a road of compromise between the House and Senate, reported Rep. Brad Boles during the meeting. “It’s not …
President’s coal executive order could impact Oklahoma
More than 2,000 coal mine workers and those associated with the industry across Oklahoma could be directly affected by President Trump’s signing of an executive order on Tuesday to boost coal production across the nation. “We are bringing back an industry that was abandoned,” signalling his intent to revive coal mining jobs, which have …
Report shows US production of coal has declined in the past two decades
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Annual Coal Report Data values: Table ES-1, Coal Production The same day President Trump signed an executive order to increase U.S. coal production, the government issued a report showing America’s coal production had tumbled over the past two decades. The report was from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. In 2023, the United …