When it comes to the election of Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners or the legislators who propose the bills affecting utilities, roads and other energy-related matters, it’s campaign donations and money that helps put them in office. But changes have been made about the rules and regulations controlling the contributions as well as what lobbyists spend …
June 11, 2025 archive
Xcel energy’s transmission project faces opposition in eastern Colorado
Just as Oklahoma pushed back and managed to stop a major transmission line across the northern part of the state earlier this year, a proposed 550 mile transmission line in eastern Colorado is facing the same kind of opposition. Residents are fighting the Xcel Energy project and expressed their opposition in Elbert County where …
Nation’s largest electric grid is under fire from member states
Some of the leaders of some states in the northeastern part of the nation are so angry with the operation of their 13-state grid, known as PJM, they have sued the little-known nonprofit organization. What’s behind the lawsuits and the growing resentment? Mostly soaring utility bills. They blame PJM for making poor decisions resulting …
Supreme Court challenges of Commissioner Hiett are adding up
A few weeks after the Oklahoma Supreme Court consolidated several of the legal challenges filed by three Republican Representatives against Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett, another lawsuit has been added to the fray. Reps. Tom Gann, Kevin West and Rick West revealed in a recent case filed with the Supreme Court they are not letting …
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