Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company (OG&E) transported massive equipment – including half-million-pound transformers – across 44 miles of Oklahoma County to its Horseshoe Lake Power Plant in Harrah. Once installed, the new natural gas units, set to begin operation in late 2026, will replace two aging units at the power plant, providing increased …
Based on a new government report, the refinery capacity across the U.S. didn’t change much in the past year. The U.S. Energy Information Administration released its latest annual Refinery Capacity Report, showing that the U.S. operable atmospheric distillation capacity, the primary measure of refinery capacity, totaled 18.4 million barrels per calendar day (b/cd) on January …
The second quarter earnings report from ONEOK, Inc. won’t be released for another month. But leaders expect stronger results, just as they saw in the first quarter. The Tulsa company announced it will release the results after the close of markets on Monday, August 4. A conference call by the company’s management team …
Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. announced its board of directors recently appointed former company CEO Phil Lancaster to be a non-independent voting member of the board following his stepping down as CEO. The appointment was effective July 1, 2025, according to company filing with the SEC. The decision was made while Lancaster was still CEO. …
Another wind farm fight is brewing and it’s not in Oklahoma, but in neighboring Arkansas and right across the state line in Washington County. According to KFSM TV news , some residents want a pause in the proposed project and that they are not calling for a total ban of the …
Two attorneys who represented the state in the Supreme Court lawsuit filed by a legislator challenging the utility rate votes of Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett are no longer on the case. One has left the Attorney General’s office and the other is no longer representing the Corporation Commission but joined the AG’s office. …
With the recent approval of Oklahoma Corporation Commissioners, Public Service Company of Oklahoma officially took control of the Green Country Power Plant in Jenks. The $730 million acquisition, okayed by commissioners on a 2-1 vote and against the recommendation of an Administrative Law Judge, resulted in a $7.19 month increase for ratepayers of …
** A North Dakota county board rezones 800 acres for a company’s plans to build a data center complex that will be powered by a 1,151 MW coal-fired power plant that was nearly closed in 2020 due to financial issues. ** Residents of a Wisconsin town call for tighter restrictions on Alliant Energy’s proposal to …
Alabama (4) Colorado (1) Florida (2) Georgia (3) Kentucky (2) Mississippi (1) Missouri (1) South Carolina (1) Tennessee (2) Texas (36) Virginia (1) See what’s missing from the list of states? Oklahoma. It is not the site of a Buc-ee’s store even though in recent days, the popular Texas-based gas-station chain opened two stores, …
(Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images) What ever is approved or not approved in the U.S. Senate’s vote on President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act , it’s clear where the President wants to focus when it comes to energy. It is not renewable energy sources. Critics contend the bill will result in increased utility prices across …
